Claudio Durigon resigned from his post as undersecretary for the economy after a meeting with Lega leader Matteo Salvini. The Northern League exponent claimed the role played so far “with the utmost commitment, pride and seriousness”. And he defended himself from the accusations: “I am not, and have never been, a fascist.” The secretary of the Carroccio Matteo Salvini spoke of “a gesture of generosity and responsibility, reflect others not up to it”, with a not too veiled reference to the Minister of the Interior Lamorgese, for weeks in his sights first for the management of landings and then for the rave in Viterbo.
The controversy over fascism
The now former Northern League undersecretary has been at the center of the controversy these days after having proposed, on 4 August last, to name a park in Latina, already dedicated to judges Falcone and Borsellino, after Arnaldo Mussolini, brother of the Duce. The exit of the Northern League exponent triggered harsh reactions in the center-left. To call for his resignation, among others, the secretary of the Democratic Party Enrico Letta, the M5S leader Giuseppe Conte and several parliamentarians from Leu.
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Durigon: I resign, my position carried out with seriousness
Durigon apologized to “how many mafia victims (or relatives of mafia victims) may have been hurt by my words” I have decided to resign from my government post which I have always carried out with the utmost commitment, pride and seriousness “, he wrote in a long letter released by his party. A decision taken, he added “to get out of a controversy that is leading to trample all the values I believe in, to debase and denigrate my emotional memory, to distort the memory of what my family did according to that spirit of community a renewed need is felt today “.
“Made a communication error, never been a fascist”
«It is clear that, in my toponymic proposal on the municipal park of Latina, even in absolute good faith, I made mistakes – admitted Durigon – I am sorry for this and, ready to pay the price, above all I apologize. I am sorry that I have been attributed a “fascist” identity, in which I do not recognize myself in any way. I am not, and have never been, a fascist. And, more generally, I am and will always be against any dictatorship and any totalitarian ideology, right or left: I grew up in a family that had Christian values as its compass ».
He took them away in the center-right
In the last few hours to distance itself from the exponent of the League, who until a few months ago was credited as the future candidate of the center-right at the regional 2023 in Lazio, was also Forza Italia. “Durigon’s words cannot be shared about Falcone and Borsellino,” said in an interview in the morning the vice president of the force Antonio Tajani, who left the decision to Draghi and Salvini. The leader of the League on Monday saw the premier at Palazzo Chigi. Since then, the undersecretary’s defense has not been solid anymore.