"Free nurseries, end-of-life laws, thousands of interventions in 273 municipalities: Tuscany proves that broad-based interventions work when they're effective."
The day after his victory in the regional elections, Eugenio Giani raised his voice and hailed the result not only as a personal success, but as a potential national model for the left.
"In the first 100 days, I will meet with all the Tuscan mayors," he announced in a joint interview with Repubblica and Quotidiano Nazionale. He continued: "The Tuscan approach could be a national one. Broad alliances, concrete action. Enough with promises: what counts is what's actually done."
The center-right is in the crosshairs. Starting with General Roberto Vannacci, whose social media outbursts " do not respect our culture. The right," Giani laments, "does not understand the spirit of us damned Tuscans. Salvini's arrogant promises on public works are a mockery. In Florence, we say: San Giovanni does not want deception."
However, his tone was more relaxed toward his challenger, Alessandro Tomasi, mayor of Pistoia and the center-right candidate : "We spoke, and it was a calm phone call. I credit him for bringing the debate to the region's concrete issues."
The governor, re-elected, wants to send a message to national politics : "Attributing this result solely to Tuscany is limiting. It could instead be a preview of a government proposal for the country." The broad coalition that supported Giani—center-left, civic groups, and segments of the Five Star Movement—could be the formula to replicate to challenge the center-right in the general election as well. But, he insists, "concrete action, not slogans" is needed.
And while the first readings of the vote arrive from Rome, in Tuscany they're immediately back to work. "We've already unblocked the TAV, defended public healthcare, now let's move forward: every municipality has a project that deserves to be completed."
(Unioneonline)
