Everyone is waiting for La Russa: the earthquake commemoration program has been postponed in L’Aquila

From our correspondent in L’Aquila. All waiting for Ignazio La Russa: Mayor Biondi, Governor Marsilio, Minister Locatelli and scattered undersecretaries, Prisco and Albano. Most obviously the local military authorities. The appointment was at 5 pm at the Parco della Memoria but the president of the Senate showed up about 50 minutes later. “He’s late”, they say embarrassed by the ceremonial of Palazzo Madama.

La Russa’s delay blew up the agenda because a visit to Palazzo Margherita was scheduled. None of this. As soon as the second office of state arrived, the organizational machine was set in motion to move in a hurry to the church of the Holy Souls for the mass in remembrance of the 309 victims of the earthquake. The premier is also expected there Giorgia Meloni. The first to leave the memorial park were the undersecretaries.

“La Russa you are not worthy of our dead,” a citizen who was immediately dismissed told the president of the Senate.

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• Simone Canettieri

• Viterbese, 1982. On paper since September 2020 as editor. Eight years for the Messenger (in the news and for the politician). Even earlier in Emilia Romagna as a correspondent (between the birth of the M5s and the earthquake), in Florence as editor of the Nuovo Corriere (dealing with crime and judicial news every morning). He started in Viterbo at 19 with skating and minor football, then at 26 he got his first job. He has written for Oggi, Linkiesta, travel and gastronomy inserts. He collaborated with RadioRai, but also with local television and radio stations that never paid. Agnes 2020 Award for printed paper in Italy.