Palermo. It cannot be a movement of nominees. For Dino Giarrusso, European parliamentary of the M5S, a political subject characterized by a high dose of representativeness and made up of people who put their face in it is needed: “Who chose the Drago (the senator from Catania who just passed by with Fratelli d’Italia, ed) did he leave the Movement? – the former Hyena rhetorically asks, addressing his indictment against the Grillini leaders of Sicily -. If five regional deputies out of twenty have left, one out of two of the MEPs and one out of five of the national “team” have made other choices, perhaps it means that there has been some management problem in Sicily ».
In short, between rule and orthodoxy, a linearity must be affirmed that knows no flaws: «They certainly count – he confirms – but we need to give more weight and more decision-making power to the representatives of the territories. In Sicily someone has neglected them. After being elected I continued to keep my relationship active with those who chose me, I met activists, farmers and entrepreneurs, while there are those who took the votes and never showed up again, but what’s worse is there it is someone else who was elected, but he never got the votes. “
Giarrusso does not hide his hand after having thrown the stone: “Unlike those who are elected with the proportional system, I ask you to reflect on how the single-nominees were chosen since so many have left”.
The new “container” entrusted to the former prime minister for the Catania MEP will have to be smart, but it will also have to overcome «the healthy and just phase of the rebellion: we have changed the country according to the government and doing things. I think about what Italy would have been like in this year of Covid without citizenship income “and specifies:” We must continue to embody our binding principles, governing without forgetting the great strength of the movement represented by the activists. We need to open the doors to decent people as happened in the initial phase ».
A process of recruitment and growth that can only pass through civil society, professions and worlds that should not be neglected: “We are not and we must not become professional politicians”.
For Giarrusso, therefore, a cultural re-foundation of politics is needed: «Many Italians struggle to distinguish between law and privilege and go with the Antistate, with the mafias. We need to create citizens aware of their rights to fight every aberration “, with a fight against the mafia made up of preventive behaviors, of” regenerated “schemes:” We need to educate young people to legality already in elementary school, so that they know what rights they have without anyone selling them to them please – he explains – also because this generation does not benefit from social elevators and is more vulnerable ».
During the lockdown phase, the MEP’s staff took care of providing assistance on various issues: from the return of family members from abroad to the compilation of forms for contributions to workers or layoffs, “but in addition to creating a new horizon with Conte, those who have made mistakes need to be held accountable. Sicily grillina is a potential safe of huge votes, we must be careful that it is not emptied we are losing a piece every day. It is necessary to renew the methods and the people if we want to continue to be strong ».