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January 22, 2020 "It is time to refound itself, an era is closing today". So Luigi Di Maio from the stage of the temple of Hadrian in Rome to the presentation of the regional members of the 'Team of the future' of the M5s. And he adds: "I started working on this speech a month ago." But "From today our organization is final. And I can say that I have completed my task".

Face pulled, emotion barely held in some passages, Luigi Di Maio illustrated his legacy, what he leaves to the people of the 5 stars at the end of a long and complicated path, but brought to fruition: "Congratulations to all for being elected facilitators, you have a great task to carry out. Finally we have a movement organized with roles and tasks, from today you can count on competent and legitimate people who will be able to listen to needs and requirements and then will be able to identify people who can implement them. We are born from the territory and to be in government and to give concrete answers we need to be on the territory in an organized way, I worked on it for a year and I can say I have completed my task. From today the path for the General States begins ".

I trust
"Everything we do is based on trust, we trust people. History tells us that some have betrayed us, but for one who has betrayed us at least ten have confirmed their trust, and have signed laws that have changed life of the Italians. Whatever happens I trust you and who will come after me. "

Unpopular choices
"I protected the Movement from traps and traitors, so sometimes I made tough choices or that seemed incomprehensible. But fortunately we still have a long path ahead of us, of continuous growth. Our five stars will walk on the legs of millions of Italians. We have built a future in which to hope together with millions of citizens ".

Friendly fire
"No political force has been defeated from the outside. The worst enemies are those that one never imagines to have and which contradict the values ​​for which we fought together. They are the people who work within us not for the group but for the their visibility. People who don't put their faces in it, who criticize not for building but for destroying ".

Thanks to Beppe and Gianroberto
"To get here we jumped and I did them too. My heartfelt thanks go to Beppe and Gianroberto. Nothing will be the same as before. You can be proud of what we have done. Many have written me not to give up . I will never give up the movement. The movement is my family. In fact, I tell you that I will be there in the general states. I also want to bring some innovative ideas for our beloved Italy ".

Let's become a compass
"It is a complex moment for the M5s, other realities mimic the sardines or the movement of Greta to present themselves as something new. But repositioning is not enough, you have to be a compass trying to predict the direction that history takes. And we must be in able to improve the lives of Italians in the next ten years ". "We have to be brave and confident at the same time, we can do it."

The judgment at the end of the mandate
"The M5s cannot be judged after 20 months of government, but we have the sacrosanct right to be evaluated at the end of the legislature and this is also why the government must go on. In the end I am convinced that the results will come. We must have time to make up for what they messed up 30 years ago. "

Markets don't understand
"I saw that after the news of the resignation the title of Autostrade went on the market. It means that the markets have not understood anything, because M5s will not give up the battle on the revocation of the concessions.