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19 October 2019A Tenth Leopolda is underway in Florence with the presentation of the Family Act by the Minister of Family and Equal Opportunities Elena Bonetti. Boschi is also at the event, for which the Democratic Party is becoming the tax party, and the owner of Agriculture Bellanova who says: "Italia viva has contributed to improving the proposals in the budget law, we are the ones who call everyone to the rigor and to the compliance with the agreements signed ". In the afternoon the presentation of the symbol chosen with an online vote and the baptism of Matteo Renzi's party.

First time
Not just a crowded Leopolda, but at the first post-PD event, there would be plenty of people taking part in the Renziana event for the first time. According to Italia Viva, at least 30% of those present had never been to the Leopolda before. A figure that emerges from the lists of registered to the initiative. "Obviously we will still be low in the polls but we are attractive ..." they comment.

The afternoon session started
The afternoon session of the tenth edition of Leopolda 10 is dedicated to interventions from the stage. To open the afternoon was the mayor of Viareggio, Giorgio Del Ghingaro, expression of civic lists, which expressed appreciation for the nascent Italy Viva. Short speeches by students, professionals, teachers and journalists followed. The testimonies of a doctor who recently discovered that he was sick with ALS and a boy who said he called his disabled brother "special" have touched the most sensitive strings of the public.

Crowded pavilions
As never before in the previous editions, the pavilions of the former Leopolda railway station in Florence, where the second day of the Matteo Renzi kermesse is in progress, are full. Even today, several thousand people are present. The organizers do not provide official figures, but we estimate well over 5-6 thousand presences. Hundreds of people have remained outside the gates where they have been waiting for hours, in the hope that some places will be vacated by those who leave Leopolda in advance 10.

Who is there and who is not there
Leopoldo Mastelloni, actor and director, on the one hand; Gian Antonio Stella, journalist and very famous author, with Sergio Rizzo, of "La Casta", on the other. Two that had never been seen at Leopolda, but that this year, in a 10 already sold out edition, with files at 7 am outside the gates of the ancient Florentine station, arrived in Florence for the Matteo Renzi kermesse. Thus the game of present and absent exceeds the boundaries of politics - where the eyes are focused on how many presences Dem boasts of the event, now that Renzi and his have created another party, but also on any center-right guests - and goes on other worlds.

"I can't be at # Leopolda10 but my esteem and affection for @matteorenzi are intact", he writes on Twitter Roberto Burioni, a doctor and always close to the former premier (even if he never accepted the candidature he was offered by the same Renzi). "From this morning they call me to ask me where I am, if I have some passes, and they advise me not to go to Florence, because there are too many people. Meanwhile, newspapers and websites talk about the # Leopolda10 for day riddles: their distance from reality is abysmal ", writes Claudio Velardi, ex 'D'Alema boys'. One, however, of the well-known faces of the early editions, Giorgio Gori, mayor of Bergamo, is a tranchant: "A lot of people at # Leopolda10, but I don't mind not being there. I explained why I'm in the #Pd. But now who governs the Pd explain to me why we have to chase the # 5Stars ". A timed collaboration can serve the country, a stable alliance with populists is political suicide, "he tweets.

Stuffed gadget
The gadgets designed for the tenth edition of the Matteo Renzi kermesse are snapping up the Leopolda. Cups, t-shirts, shoppers and pencils are already running out. The pins that bear the words "Leopolda 10", a few thousand, have already ended this morning. All gadgets are on sale for the self-financing of the event. "The gadget stocks are running out far in advance compared to other years," say the merchandising managers, pointing out that this is due to the high number of visitors that is registering this edition.

Comments
Nardella, we gather enthusiasm
"At Leopolda I have seen great enthusiasm and greater participation, I also believe in other editions. I think that, for the mayor of Florence, the fact that there is a great political demonstration, an integral part of the great family of reformism and of the center-left, is a very positive signal, and should be collected with common sense ". Thus Dario Nardella commented, on the sidelines of the extraordinary session of the Municipal Council, his participation yesterday at the opening of the Leopolda.

Sassoli, focused on government action
"I congratulate everyone, we need everyone to be particularly focused on the action of this government". The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, said this today in Florence, responding to journalists who asked him what he thought of Leopolda 10. "There is trust in Europe over Italy - said Sassoli - and I hope that nobody will scatter it, waste ".

Bellanova, we left no taxes
"Italy alive is no taxes: we said no on VAT, no taxes compared to the productive system because the emergence of this country, and I would like it to be clear for everyone, is called work and is created not if taxes are increased, but if it increases competitiveness, growth and if companies produce profitability that can be redistributed ". Minister Teresa Bellanova said this on the sidelines of Leopolda. "To our children we have the duty to say that so far we have been distracted and we have not made the choices we had to make, but today we are all committed because they must return to being able to dream of a better future".

Orlando: Leopolda is not Papeete
"Never said that they are the same" Papeete and Leopolda. "Leopolda in these years has been a stimulating moment for politics and I wish to those who participate in a good job. I have said that the ultimatums do not go well wherever they come from, but I do not put the two events on the same level". Andrea Orlando told SkyTg24.

Woods, impressive numbers
"We are in great shape, with impressive numbers at Leopolda 10, the first edition of the Florence event with Matteo Renzi outside the Democratic Party. It is also the occasion for the launch of the new Italia Viva party, with the presentation of the new symbol and the drafting of the program. Then we will go to Mattarella to present the new party.