October 2024, Year XVI, n. 10
Massimiliano Fedriga
President or Governor?
Telos: Just as the English 'premier' is not provided for – neither the name nor the powers nor the roles – under the Italian Constitution, likewise governors have no place in our system. Although not accurate and a reflection of how American terms have taken over the Italian media, don’t you think that the word governor describes well someone who, according to the word’s Latin meaning of guide, ruler, governs with great political responsibility?
Massimiliano Fedriga: Those who govern, no matter what their title, have significant responsibility. Our commitment must be to ensuring we are effective, responsible guides, why not, reflecting on its Latin meaning of helmsman. However, it is important to point out that the role of the Regional president goes beyond mere names and labels. Our main job is to guide the Region in a way that takes into account citizens’ needs and political and economic challenges ...more
Editorial
It has been a while, but a President of a Region has finally returned to the pages of PRIMOPIANOSCALAc, and we are proud to say that he is one of the Italians’ favorites. We certainly aren’t the ones who say this, it was disclosed in the 2024 Governance Poll by Italian daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore measuring the consensus of Italian Presidents of Regions and Mayors. Massimiliano Fedriga has actually been hovering around the top spots in the ranking since 2022, oscillating between second and third place. However, this year Fedriga, hailing from Friuli Venezia Giulia, has managed to elbow past his traditional rivals Stefano Bonaccini from Emilia-Romagna and Luca Zaia from Veneto ...more
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