In a poisoned climate, this time the center-right candidate for mayor in Rome ends up as a victim. “My committee has been desecrated. They wrote fascist next to “Michetti mayor”. I am not a fascist. I only had one card: that of the DC. I entered the oratory with Catholic Action and have always been guided by Degasperian ideals. I am baffled that such low levels are reached to “kill a person” ». Enrico Michetti during a confrontation with the dem Roberto Gualtieri, at TgR, gave the news of the writings that had appeared outside to his committee. Then he explained: “Five-pointed stars of the Red Brigades and death threats against me. I’m baffled. Our committee was desecrated and vandalized with the five-pointed stars of the Red Brigades, fascist Michetti and references to Piazzale Loreto ». According to the candidate for mayor of Rome, «this is the result of the climate of hatred that has been created around me and to the entire center-right and which has been fueled in all these months of electoral campaign by the left. Now enough, I will no longer accept attacks that have even led to these intimidations and threats that offend my person and endanger democracy. This is a shame ».
Giorgia Meloni attacks: «Heavy death threats to the candidate for mayor of Rome Enrico Michetti signed with the red star of the Red Brigades and vandalized electoral committee. It is only the latest act of a shameful and unworthy hate campaign against the center-right and the Brothers of Italy, fueled by the left and by those who are repeating that our party is a den of dangerous subversive extremists outside the constitutional and democratic arc ” Meloni said. “I expect unanimous condemnation from all political forces and that all party secretaries, starting with Enrico Letta, go to the committee in person to testify their solidarity with Michetti. It is unworthy and irresponsible what for weeks, and by cynical electoral calculation, has been happening to the detriment of Fdi. We will ask for an account. The intimidation does not stop us: Rome deserves a government worthy of its history and its enormous potential. To Enrico all our solidarity and closeness. Do not give up. Ps: obviously the committee, on the last day of the election campaign, is out of use ».
«Full solidarity with Enrico Michetti for the serious writings that appeared during the night in the headquarters of his committee. An unacceptable act that must be firmly condemned. We are and will always be against any act of intimidation and violence », the candidate for mayor of the center-left Roberto Gualtieri wrote on twitter. «It’s a deplorable thing, you always have to respect people, I did it. There is fair competition with the challenger. I criticized that Michetti’s coalition has expanded far to the right, hosting CasaPound candidates. Michetti has all my solidarity ». Governor Dem Nicola Zingaretti also wanted to express solidarity with the right-wing candidate: «I want to express my solidarity and that of the Region to Enrico Michetti. Full support to the police who are investigating those responsible for this cowardly attack. Violence must never replace political confrontation ”.