by Ettore Maria Colombo
Only 15 candidates in 26 provincial capitals
Political power in Italy is firmly in the hands of men: this is also demonstrated by the candidacies in the next administrative elections
In Italy the power in general and the political one in particular remains firmly in the hands of men. Pocket gives it who are dedicated to public affairs. And so few are also the candidates for the next administrative: in all they are 15 to run for the office of mayor in 26 provincial capital cities (will go to the vote, on June 12, for the first round, in total, almost a thousand municipalities for 9 million voters) against about sixty men, with a ratio of 1 to 4. On the other hand, of the 26 cities that will go to the vote (including four regional capitals: Genoa, L’Aquila, Catanzaro, Palermo), only two today are ruled by women. Of course, 15 candidates are better than none. In 2021 things were worse, so much so that in the Democratic Party a case broke out for the lack of shortlisted candidates in big cities, while this year they are 9 give it dem on the track in the provincial capitals.
The secretary Enrico Letta, happy with the step forward of his party, wanted to open the electoral campaign for the administrative by presenting the women’s team and the spokesperson for the women dem, Cecilia D’Elia, says: “If it goes well we increase the number of also mayors in the list, women are then among the most voted“Which is to say combining business with pleasure …
The Piacenza exception and the main candidates
In any case, in these administrative elections, there will be only one in the polls contest all femalein the city of Piacenza where both sides focus on two women: the outgoing center-right mayor, Patrizia Barbieriis challenged by Katia Tarasconiprogressive field.
There are only 15 mayoral candidates in 26 provincial capitals who will elect the new municipal administrations on Sunday 12 June. There are around sixty male candidates, in a 1 to 4 ratio
Ma a Viterbo and the Catanzarois Brothers of Italy to field two women who run, however, outside the center-right and alone for FdI. In Viterbo it will be Laura Allegrini that a double match is proposed: against the center-left mayor candidate Alessandra Troncarelli and against Claudio Ubertini, supported by Lega and Forza Italia. While in Catanzaro there is Wanda Ferrolong-time right-wing politician, party coordinator, deputy, who says: “Having a leader like Giorgia Meloni it makes the difference: having complex situations it is she who wanted to field women “.
The map of mayor candidates sees the democratic Stefania Pezzopane (deputy) in L’Aquila; Louise Fasiolo in Gorizia; Patrizia Manasseno to Cuneo, Santa Bet in Barletta; Federica Fratoni in Pistoia; Piera Sommovigo in La Spezia, Barbara Minghetti in Como. Some are really all uphill races, like in Pistoia where Federica Fratoni aims to give the city back to the left against Alessandro Tomasi, the outgoing mayor of Fratelli d’Italia.
In Lodi it is the Lega to reapply the outgoing mayor Sara Casanova. Stefano Locatelli, head of the local Northern League bodies, premieres: “We have not even asked ourselves the problem of women and men, whoever is worth and has the ability is a candidate”. And therefore the candidates mayors of the League in the provincial capital cities are only in Lodi and, in coalition, in Piacenza. In total, there are 5 in the municipalities with more than 15,000 inhabitants and 11 in the other centers. THE 5digit where they run alone they presented women to lead the administrations: Silvia Cina to Cuneo; Maria Angela Carone in Barletta.
The candidates of the minor lists in the running
To make the pink share of the mayoral candidates in the mare magnum of candidacies there are civic lists or those of small parties. TO Genovafor example, there are two candidates for mayor, Antonella Marras for Left together and Cinzia Ronzitti for the Communist Workers’ Party; in Palermo there is the MEP Francesca Donatowho was a Northern League militant until 2017, no vax and no Euro, but who is now supported by the former prosecutor Ingroia and the civic Rita Barbera, director of the Ucciardone and Pagliarelli prisons. There are over ten, in total, the civic mayoral candidates in the other capital cities, among them Lucia Olivottowho was deputy mayor in Belluno e Adria Bartolich, former deputy and trade unionist in Como. A pale pink policy.
Anci data and pink power in Europe
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy
After all, even the general numbers speak for themselves. According to a 2019 report byAncithe Association of Italian Municipalities, le donne who hold the office of mayor are 1,065il 13% approximately of the 7,904 Municipalities. Not only. In the index ongender equality 2021, prepared by the European Institute for Gender Equality, Italy ranks 14th among the 27 states members; the only consolation is the fact that in the last 20 years Italy has made the greatest progress in the Union. In fact, it is registered in the highest institutions a turnaround: in 2018, 334 women were elected to Parliament, equal to about 35%, above the European average of 32.8%. Party leaders are also in short supply throughout Europe: they are 26.1% and in Sweden and Finland alone they are more than half. The exception in Italy? Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy.