«The ceiling on mandates is an insult to citizens. The Mes? The Chamber decides»- Corriere.it

«I only answer because you ask me…». Luca Zaia would have no desire to intervene personally in the discussion on the possibility of a third term for the presidents of the Region. “It’s normal,” according to the Venetian governor: “It would be annoying for someone to think that, if I speak, he is in defense of the seat.”

In reality, the topic concerns many…
“I wouldn’t answer you the same. But in reality, I’ve read statements that really outrage me.”

For example, which ones?
«Someone, even with political responsibilities, argues that the re-election of mayors and governors risks creating excessive concentrations of power. It seems to me that this is calling idiots to citizens and voters. But how? The only mandates that have a ceiling are precisely those assigned directly by citizens: mayors and governors. Maybe it’s because I’ve always been directly elected, but I just don’t understand reasoning like this…».

But…
«…excuse me, let me finish. We are at a crossroads where we have to decide whether citizens are the protagonists in the construction of the ruling classes, or whether we also hand over the last remnants of choice to politics. Not to mention the paradoxes: one can stay in Parliament all his life, and can’t he be mayor of a small town? To then see that the appreciated mayors become the deputy mayors of their dolphins?».

Doesn’t the ceiling on mandates favor a healthy alternation?
«At each electoral round we see Municipalities and Regions in which the outgoing ones are not elected for a second term. Citizens know how to choose: in one direction, but also in the other».

And the prime minister? Direct election also of the Prime Minister?
«Well, my position has been clear since the dawn of time, I am an incurable supporter of the premiership. Which, moreover, in principle does not provide for a ceiling on mandates. I believe that those who oppose the re-elections don’t breathe the air that citizens breathe, they don’t understand their feelings».

President, let’s look outside the Veneto. Should the Mes be approved or not?
«The helmsman of the Ministry of Economy is a smart person (Giancarlo Giorgetti). There is a technical level and a political level on the matter. And the majority will not be able to escape the appointment with the political plan. I think international relations are also fundamental, and this government has revived relationships that had dried up. This will allow us to understand up to what point it will be possible to negotiate and what can be done. In short: Parliament, in the end, will be sovereign”.

The subject of our attitude towards the war, beyond the precipitation of the situation, remains open. Arms to Ukraine yes or no?
«Given that Ukraine must be helped, we cannot even think that the bar can be raised indefinitely. I’m not a geopolitical expert, I speak of the sentiment of my people. We want diplomacy, mediation, a solution. Fostering the idea of ​​infinitely increasing supplies will lead us to all-out war. To say that the people do not want war might seem obvious. I say that the people begin to no longer understand. The risk is total war, or a European Afghanistan».

Were there also demonstrations in Veneto against the stop to the transcription of children of same-parent couples?
«There are issues that you can postpone and postpone… but then you have to face them. And I believe that the civil rights match will be one of the great challenges that we will have to face, with objectivity. The centre-right must not renounce its identity, but I remain convinced that politics must guarantee freedoms».

Also to rent the uterus?
“My freedom ends where that of the other begins. We must first of all guarantee those who are not in a position to choose, such as the unborn child. But also a surrogate mother: we cannot pass on the idea that a woman who rents out her uterus does so out of altruism. The problem of registration in the registry office remains, which in a civilized country cannot be delegated to the courts”.

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