• Umbria: Di Maio line passes with 60.9%, M5s ok at civic
  • Umbria towards the vote, Di Maio: we are nominating the mayor of Assisi. Pd surprised supports Fora

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22 September 2019 "I am Vincenzo Bianconi, an Umbrian businessman from Norcia, like many I am in love with my land. It is time to rebuild the future of Umbria because it is an extraordinary and civilized region that needs very strong changes". With these words the president of Federalberghi Umbria welcomes the invitation to apply for the position of President of the Region. "Invitation that - he explains - so many civic, associative and political forces have addressed me. The name of Bianconi has been circulating in the past few days as a possible candidate for Pd and M5s at the regional level. And this morning, Francesca Di Maolo's step back has reopened the match leading to this agreement.

"Every day with a straight back, with determination and passion, I try to improve the things that surround me - says Bianconi - I have never pulled back before the challenges that life has given me. And that's why I decided to welcome the invitation to apply for the position of President of the Umbria Region, an invitation that many civic, associative and political forces have addressed to me ". For Bianconi, "it is time to reconstruct the future of Umbria, because ours is an extraordinary and civil region that needs, however, very strong changes: for the Environment and the Work, for Companies, for the Landscape and the "Culture, University, Health and Research, Infrastructure and Transport, Security and Legality. I have fought for these things as a citizen and as an entrepreneur. Now I want to give my contribution in a different way, in "A civic, social and political coalition. We can finally react with new ideas and strong investments. As an entrepreneur, I have always worked to make Umbria a freer, better and cleaner region, a better land for us and for our children." a hand, because together we can do it ".

The acceleration on the choice of the candidate for the government of Umbria came after Francesca Di Maolo had disavowed the reservation about her 'civic' candidacy, supported by the PD and the Five Star Movement. The president of the Seraphic of Assisi, indicated in recent days as a possible candidate, had in fact expressed the desire to reflect on the decision. And his answer was then a 'no thanks'.

Zingaretti: Bianconi, a strong candidate
"Thanks to Vincenzo Bianconi for his choice. A beautiful and strong candidacy. He will be the candidate of Umbria, a wonderful land. Umbria that does not give up and fights for its future". Thus the leader Pd Nicola Zingaretti thanks the new candidate for the presidency of Umbria for the civic pact with M5S.

Franceschini: Pd-M5S agreement on Bianconi reformist step by step
"The agreement in Umbria between Pd and M5S on the candidacy of Vincenzo Bianconi as president of the Region is another step towards the creation of a reformist camp able to beat the right and change Italy". The Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Dario Franceschini, head of the delegation to the government, writes this on Twitter.

Di Maio: Umbria can start again with Bianconi, M5S is there
Vincenzo Bianconi is "a super competent person, who never gives up, who knows and loves Umbria. Umbria can start from Vincenzo, from those places that have been terribly marked by the tragedies of the earthquake. We are there and we will support it with loyalty in the electoral campaign and then in the Regional Council and council on the points of the program. What begins today is a new challenge, a new adventure. Our goal is to make the interests of citizens ". M5S leader Luigi Di Maio writes it on facebook.

Proietti: "I continue to be the mayor of Assisi"
"It has always been my intention to continue being mayor of Assisi, and we need a broad, innovative coalition, based on a civic pact that proceeds together for the good of Umbria": Stefania Proietti, mayor of Assisi intervenes in about the regional elections in Umbria. His name as president candidate was proposed by the political leader of the 5-star Movement Luigi Di Maio on the blog of the Stars. Later, however, the name of Francesca Di Maolo had taken hold. "I thank the 5-star Movement - meanwhile Proietti wrote in a note - for having indicated my profile as candidate for president of the Region, as a possible synthesis of that unity that we have long desired, and am sincerely flattered by the many certificates of esteem that have reached me these days. As I have always stated, in public and private - said Proietti - my greatest desire, my only intention is to continue to be at the service of the citizens who elected me mayor in an extraordinary city which is our Assisi, a role that I feel is an immense privilege and for which I spend all my energy ".