Piero Marrese, 43, president of the province of Matera since 2018 and mayor of Montalbano Jonico since 2015, is the candidate of the “large field” in Basilicata. Marrese’s name was reached after Domenico Lacerenza, the first designated candidate of Pd and M5s, decided to withdraw from the dispute. Marrese, a member of the Democratic Party, will not be supported by the centrists of Action and Italia Viva, but may instead support centre-right candidate Vito Bardi. In short, after weeks of discussions, negotiations and distortions, the centre-left has a candidate for the regional elections, although the “wide field” has narrowed.
So who is Piero Marrese? Marrese, a law graduate from the University of Bari, where he also carried out research activities as a freelancer in the field of public administration consultancy, was the youngest president of the province of Matera; he is currently president of the union of Italian states (UPI) for Basilicata. Although his name was frequently mentioned for the Democrats at the coalition agreement table, Marrese always stayed out of the way and continued his administrative activities.
Marrese: “Now is the time for a new commitment”
“Now is the time for a new commitment,” the Democratic representative said in his message on social media after receiving the official investment. “We must continue together on this new innovative path, and your support, as always, will be fundamental to our growth and development.” Lucania”.
”Humility, determination and perseverance have always been my inspirational values,” the new gubernatorial candidate explained, because from a young age I decided to embrace social and political engagement after graduating in Law and receiving a PhD in research. The University of Bari, which chose to return to my beloved Basilicata. When I returned to Montalbano Jonico, the trust and respect of my citizens allowed me to become mayor in 2015 by broad consensus. Over the years, we have achieved important goals together: in 2018 I became president of Matera Province, and in 2020 I was reconfirmed with my team at the head of my community with 90% of the votes. In 2022, your strength pushed me to run for the Provincial Presidency again, and thanks to the unanimous support of local administrators, my re-approval as the Matera Provincial Presidency was proof of the trust and respect in my work. That’s why Marrese said he was ready “for a new commitment.”
Source: Today IT
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