The next round of administrative elections scheduled for 3 and 4 October, the race for the Capitol which promises to be the last vote, the challenge in the challenge that will be played in the town halls of the capital and which sees it deployed in the first. A little more than 20 days after the appointment with the polls, Formiche.net interviewed Lorenza Bonaccorsi , the exponent dem who is a candidate to lead the territory of the center of Rome.
“Putting myself at the service of this, which is my city, has always been my dream”, commented the former deputy and undersecretary for culture of the second government led by Giuseppe Conte. “This is where my daughter and I were born, and here I have worked since the beginning of my career”, Bonaccorsi continued. Who then explained: “The state of degradation caused by the Cinquestelle administration did the rest: it convinced me of the need to commit myself personally to try to improve things and make Rome the most beautiful city in the world”. Bonaccorsi, in the first town hall, however, the Democratic Party continued to govern even in the years of the pentastellati in the Campidoglio. If he wins, he will govern continuously with the outgoing municipal administration
Over the past five years – with outgoing president Sabrina Alfonsi, which at the municipalities of October 3 and 4 will lead the Pd list in Rome – this municipality was forced to defend itself from the policies adopted at central level and to contain the impact of the decisions taken by the municipal council, the effects of which were inevitably felt throughout the city. And he did a great job. This is also why I am convinced that much more autonomy must be guaranteed to the municipalities: to limit the interference of the Capitol and increase the power of the mini-mayors and their teams. If it wins, it will fight for more administrative decentralization
. This is a fundamental point, as our candidate Roberto Gualtieri also states.– with whom I shared the commitment to the government and also the years of high school at the Visconti – who promised to dedicate his possible first resolution as mayor of Rome to the subject. Mind you, it is not just a question of power but also of resources and personnel. More staff
Certainly, there is an absolute need at the municipal level to improve the functioning of the administrative offices. The same theme, that of powers and resources, which also arises in Rome
An absolutely crucial issue, which is being discussed in Parliament at this stage: I can assure you that we will make a strong statement on this point, all and with conviction. It is time for the Roman question to be addressed and resolved. Simply, Rome must be placed in the same conditions as the other major European and world capitals. The reform of Roma Capitale and that on the autonomy of the municipalities go hand in hand
. There cannot be the second without the first

The reform of the legal status of Roma Capitale could not fail to impact the role of the municipalities but, I would add, also of the metropolitan city and the region. Just think that the first municipality of Rome is as big as the city of Trieste. How can one think that presidents are really able to affect such a vast territory without having the necessary tools . We need
an authentic administrative revolution. The first town hall, given the cultural heritage it hosts, helps to represent Rome abroad. On this I ask you: there has been a change of gear at the Capitoline level
From no to the Olympics we arrived at the candidacy for Expo 2030.

I honestly believe that this alleged international awakening by the current administration is out of time. On the Olympic Games of 2024 we made a fool of the world. A few days ago the mayor of Barcelona, ​​Ada Colau , came to greet us and told us how in recent years, in all the tables and in all the international networks in which the big cities sit, Rome has never been there. From this point of view we draw a merciful veil on what has happened in the last five years and turn the page. He believes that this aspect, precisely connected to the archaeological and cultural one, could represent one of his main challenges in case he wins the elections
The role of the first municipality will obviously be very important in this respect. Also because I believe that even from this point of view the outgoing administration has done too little: culture must return to the center of the policies of the Capitol, which will have to coordinate much more with the town hall and with the Ministry of Culture led by Dario Franceschini . Bonaccorsi, as you know, many accuse the Democratic Party of having become the party of the Ztl. As a candidate for president of the city hall of the historic center of Rome, the Ztl by exception we could say, what do you think
I see many different municipalities from the historic center with very prepared and competent candidates. I am convinced that the work we have done in recent years will also be seen outside the LTZ.Trust, therefore, in a reversal after the last municipal in 2016 which represented a bit of the annus horribilis of the center-left in Rome
. I am convinced of this. Things have happened since then: there was Nicola Zingaretti ‘s secretariat who helped put the party back on track and in Rome there was a political path, even tiring, of opposition to this administration that Roman voters will be able to appreciate at the polls. You have shared a piece of the road with politicians such as Roberto Giachetti and Luciano Nobili who then moved to Italia Viva and now alongside Carlo Calenda. In this regard, I ask you: you support Gualtieri and not Calenda only because this was the choice of the Democratic Party
No, but because I fully identify with Gualtieri’s candidacy. The political exponents to whom he refers made different choices far before: they left the Democratic Party and now, basically also consistently with that decision, they have decided to support Carlo Calenda . I do not judge their decision, which of course I cannot agree with, but I strongly claim mine. But why, Bonaccorsi, a reformist should vote for Gualtieri and not Calenda
Semplice, because Roberto is the best candidate in the field: he has all the credentials, the administrative capacity and the solidity to play this role in the best possible way. I’m sure it represents the best of the reformism of the Democratic Party.He is saying that in his opinion, especially at the beginning, Gualtieri’s candidacy was somewhat underestimated by experts and the media
. The Democratic Party has nominated the outgoing Minister of Economy. I mean, more than that what he had to do
. Certainly not a defensive choice as some have commented. At that time, let us remember, there was a concrete possibility of nominating Nicola Zingaretti. In his opinion, it would not have been better than
Zingaretti the president of the Region was doing and continues to do very well. A very important role obviously, all the more so in such a difficult moment, in the midst of the vaccination campaign. His was a huge take on responsibility.Listen, but the day after Gualtieri’s candidacy was made official, you were the protagonist of a tweet that many interpreted as a critic of the former Minister of Economy. It was not so then
. I contested the timing, that is, that our choices had been made official only after the distancing and the no by the Cinquestelle. Gualtieri’s theme was already on the pitch, in my opinion we should have supported it immediately with more conviction instead of waiting. On that occasion we were too cautious, but the important thing is that Roberto is now our candidate. As the situation has turned out, the center-left could be the winner in the next administrative offices, at least in those that will be held in the most important cities. As if he explains it
I only say one thing: that in a moment in which all the polls and commentators speak of a very strong and almost unbeatable center-right, the center-left could even win in all or almost all the major cities to vote. It seems to me sensational news. Confirmation, in my opinion, that the Democratic Party is able to field the best ruling class, locally and beyond. And quality in politics always pays off in the end. Bonaccorsi, is really so optimistic in view of the next municipal councils at the beginning of October I would
say more simply realistic.

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