Michele Laforgia and Vito Leccese, candidates for mayor of Bari
PUGLIA/ Official split in the CSX, Laforgia and Leccese remain in the running but divided
“It was not possible to” find a “solution that could summarize the different needs of the parties, movements and associations that make up the progressive front”. The two centre-left candidates in Bari wrote this in a note, Vito Leccese (Pd and Greens) e Michele Laforgia (Italian Left and M5S), regarding the dialogue of recent days to seek a joint solution: “We want to point out that the dialogue between us has never stopped. That we both accepted the candidacy for mayor with the aim not of dividing, but of uniting progressive forces.”
Both, therefore, have confirmed the desire to remain in the field in view of the next administrative elections on 8 and 9 June, with the aim of returning to talking “about the city, its future and our proposals for the next five years of government”. “Even if we are divided in the first round, we want to strongly reiterate – they wrote – that we are both on the same side, an alternative to an arrogant right, devoid of arguments, retrograde in terms of rights, social and environmental justice. A right with Northern League traction , which with the wicked project of differentiated autonomy mortifies the territories and communities of the south of our country”. And they conclude: “In the next few hours we will therefore propose to the political forces that support our candidacies a pact that includes a common commitment to guarantee the transparency of all the lists, mutual support in the event of a run-off and, if one of us is elected mayor , the willingness to build a government team that enhances the experiences and skills of both sides”