Vittorio Feltri, 79, elected from the Brothers of Italy list in Milan in the regional elections in Lombardy, will chair the first session of the regional council (to be held from 16-31 March) as the oldest councilor. Yet he does not seem willing to willingly accept the task that awaits him. “Oh, I don’t know, it’s news you gave me, but I’ll refuse because I don’t want to discourage you…” jokes the founder and editor-in-chief of “Libero”.AdnKronos.
And to those who claim that Feltri will resign after he has already said goodbye to the Milan city council, he arrogantly responds: “Anyone who says this doesn’t know what I got into when I was a councilor in the city hall, well. I had to undergo treatment and lie in the clinic for a long time. I could not continue to be a member of the city council, as I did not come seriously. For health reasons. I do not understand why such nonsense should be said “.
Feltri utters admiration for outgoing president Attilio Fontana, who was reaffirmed with more than 54% of the vote: “He’s a friend, I respect him, and he’s been good even in the previous legislature”. “I don’t have any advice to give, I ask him to keep moving forward as always,” underlines the Lombardy president, Feltri. Being elected, he continues, “was a victory, that means he did what he did well and that’s okay”. A result like this, he admits, “I expected it and it didn’t surprise me at all. After the general election, it was clear what was going on and here, in Lombardy and Centre-right Lazio would have won”.
The loser in this election round in Lombardy was Letizia Moratti, a candidate with her own civilian list backed by the Third Pole, who came in third with just 9.87% of the vote. “He made a weak figure, I’m not saying that, it’s an observation. I think Moratti needs to change his profession,” Feltri underlined.
Source: Today IT
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