Referendum, Renzi starts from Bergamo: “If the No wins it will be the earthly paradise of mess-ups” – The Republic

STEZZANO – Get started today, Saturday, May 21, in all cities, the mobilization of the Democratic Party with the “bastaunsì” slogan to meet the citizens in the Italian squares. From north and south leaders of the Democratic Party, the national leaders to parliamentarians, have to banquets in support of the “yes”, for the collection of signatures and promote the constitutional referendum.

Renzi started from Bergamo, where he visited Kilometro Rosso, greeted by Alberto Bombassei , head of the company active in the field of brake systems and creator of the technology park, which has long had invited him. After a private visit to the plant, the prime minister met with a delegation of employees of Italcementi, company that will suffer more than 400 redundancies for the merger with the German Heidelberg Cement, then went in the Social Theater of Bergamo , and officially he began the campaign on the constitutional referendum in October.

“I love politics but there are too many politicians in Italy,” he said, speaking of the Constitutional reform. “Do you want to continue with Italy as it is now or in the future bring?” He added, referring to the elimination of the Senate as it is now and the end of the two-chamber system, of which, he stressed, also spoke Enrico Berlinguer . But there, singing and chanting slogans to stage an ironic ‘Go, go Renzi’, a group of about twenty antagonists occurred this morning, passing by the nearby square, he has ignited a smoke bomb coming at the theater where the protesters were removed by riot officers while a couple of other people who were raised signs saying ‘have a disaster and call the school’.

Just Matteo Renzi began to speak, from a stage one person shouted “enough with the political show! you’re right!”. But Renzi replied: “If anyone out here or infiltrating here think that we will take away the good humor of this referendum campaign was totally wrong recipient. We will do a campaign with a smile. There will be provocations and clashes, but we will respond with a smile and l ‘ enthusiasm “, he said and added:” it is not true that Italy is made only of problems and difficulties. While Italy was running, in politics you always see the same faces. the image that comes to mind is that wrestling. they give incredible barrels and then get up always perfect. Why? Because they pretend. that is now in the committees is not everything and the opposite of everything, “said the premier.

His point on the referendum described it: “If you do not pass the reform of the country is in ‘ ungovernability . it will happen the paradise of mess-ups . There will be a system for which no one will have a majority “at the polls. “If the reform does not pass the power passes into the hands of inciucisti,” he added.

A passage dedicated to immunity. “This reform also has some points that do not like them. They asked us to cancel the ‘ parliamentary immunity . We decided to keep it, because it is a democratic principle of the presidium of the parliament function,” he said. “I am convinced of what we did. Because the Constitution must apply for today, where there is no democratic risk, and for the future when there might be.”

Then reiterated if I lose I go home . “I do not want in any way to customize this battle. Who says otherwise give two answers: it’s true. I said that if I lost I go home. I do not say lightly, politicians usually do not say. I have been called by a gentleman named Giorgio Napolitano. If Italians decide to keep this system as it is, it is right to do it without me. they call customization, I call responsibility, “he said as he had said in an interview , released today, L’Eco di Bergamo . The response to this statement was given by the Print also the former secretary of the Democratic Party Pier Luigi Bersani according to which in case of no Renzi victory should not resign ” a vote on the Constitution can be neither a referendum on the government or the laboratory of a new party. “

” to those who think that we give up, I say: ‘resign, you are surrounded’ by hundreds of thousands of people who think that just a yes to change Italy, “concluded the Theatre, ‘people have the power’ by Patti Smith as the soundtrack of the campaign for a” Yes “to the constitutional referendum. “This referendum him win”: one hundred thousand signatures over the weekend, 10,000 committees by October, “these are our goals,” he said.

Finally a jab to the 5stelle . “We do not belong to a private company from Milan sends the email to tell us what we can do.” “We renounce the immunity and all’insindacabilità. I’m still waiting for them to do their MPs,” he added the Prime Minister.

Before starting the tour, this morning Renzi has also stopped to greet workers of Brembo , shaking hands and joking that came Saturday morning. “It is a welcome pleasure verify that you have chosen Bergamo for launching a referendum campaign which, as you know, I share full importance and objectives – said Bombassei Renzi – I know how much economic growth, increase of GDP, revival of ‘ employment and increased productivity are your priority. ” Together with him, the Minister of Agriculture Maurizio Martina, Mayor Giorgio Gori and the president of the province Matteo Rossi.

“Our country for too long has been stopped. Totally blocked. not the production side, but in the institutional management model, in public government: we braked without accelerating. And probably the brakes were not of the right quality, “he said Renzi referring to the Brembo slogan is ‘slow to run’. The premier added that “Italy will win in the past decade if it will have the insight you have had you. If he is capable of becoming like this extraordinary company that leads the world for the brakes.”

Matteo Renzi and Alberto Bombassei. Workers and managers of this Bergamo has given him a plaque with a dedication: “Dear President please continue to accelerate, brake think we”

“Italy continues to be one of most innovative places in the world. the tribute is in this company and in this area that has much to teach the rest of the country, and if we stop living was the envy and we began to live the era of admiration, we would do a great step forward. In Bergamo there are people who believe them and hard working, “began the premier. The Bergamo company as an example, to give a message to the country. “Just cry on, I’m sick of those who see everything in a negative way. The next twenty years – he continued – will see an impressive growth of data and robotics, but also revolutions in the world of health care, it takes ingenuity and Italian genius there is”. “Kilometro Rosso – said Renzi – is proof, it has the capacity for innovation, curiosity about the future, and we must invest in this”. An example for Europe: “On 31 August we bring Chancellor Merkel in Maranello. We do bilaterally in the Ferrari.”

Renzi took a running start for the “referendum day” yesterday, launching the first page of ‘ Drive his thought: “to make Italy a country with less political and more political”. It summed up: “If he wins the Yes diminish the seats. If the Yes wins, to make laws and vote of confidence will be enough the House vote as in all democracies. If he wins the Yes we have a government every five years. If wins Yes we will have fewer powers to the regions. If the Yes wins regional councilors will not earn more than the mayors. If he wins the Yes abolish unnecessary entities from Cnel. “