Up some positions from last year. “But the real thermometer is the one with people: me, well liked”
TREVISO. The approval for the mayor Mario Conte continues to grow. Today, in the event of elections, 56 percent of Treviso citizens would vote for it. This is what emerges from the Governance Poll, the research that every year the Sole 24 hours leads on the approval of the mayors of the provincial capitals.
the ranking
At the top of the table there is Antonio De Caro (66,3%), mayor of Bari, who despite having an opposite political affiliation – he is from the Democratic Party – with Conte has very frequent talks, given the positions in the Anci: national president De Caro, and Venetian Conte. Behind De Caro, Luigi Brugnaro constantly growing in his city, which today would vote for it in 62% of cases.
the Venetians
Per Mario Conte in the 2021 ranking there was a slight improvement both in terms of position and percentage. Last year he was 39th, with 55.1% approval, today he is 36th with 56. In Veneto, in addition to Brugnaro, he only does better than him Jacopo Massaro, mayor of Belluno, 22nd with 57%. The colleagues from Verona and Padua are far behind, Federico Sboarina e Sergio Giordani, paired in 66th place. Four positions behind Francesco Rucco (Vicenza), tail of the Veneto region Edoardo Gaffeo, the mayor of Rovigo is even 81st.
“Beyond the position, the important thing is to continue to grow in popularity”, is Conte’s comment. «According to other surveys we have in hand, the approval is even higher. Surveys have a relative importance, of course, the real thermometer is the relationship with people. When I go to the market and to the shops I feel well liked by the Treviso people ».
the pandemic
The Covid management therefore rewards the mayor of Treviso. The initiatives to support trade, the concessions on parking lots and stalls, the funds for businesses, and also constant communication through social media have evidently increased the approval of the mayor, who has grown by one point compared to the 2018 elections. half.
Yet to scroll down the rankings, the pandemic seems to have negatively affected the approval of the mayors, who have largely lost something. The fastest growing are Brugnaro, even with + 7.9% e Giorgio Gori (Bergamo) +5,7%.
at the forefront
“We mayors are the front line of the institutions, those who do not turn away and try to give an answer to all citizens, whether they voted for us or not. Politics should inspire mayors, ”adds Conte. Mayors who will protest in Rome on Wednesday with the Anci, “because working conditions and responsibilities must be congruous. We are asked for sacrifices, but we want to be able to work peacefully “, he says, referring in particular to criminal responsibility, and to some sentences suffered by mayors, in particular Chiara Hangers.