10 March 2008

IdV Candidates: Elio Lannutti

I’m publishing the speech of Elio Lannutti, the candidate heading up Italia dei Valori’s list for Veneto in the Senate.
”Thank you Antonio Di Pietro, Italia dei Valori, friends
This is a homecoming. Already in 2001, I was a candidate with Di Pietro, and so I am really honoured to come back and be part of a party that is fighting for the rule of law, and for the defence of rights.
As everyone knows, I am concerned with the defence of consumer rights. Greetings to Rosario Trefiletti, the president of Federconsumatori, who has been my companion in so many battles against the banks and the excessive power of those who do not respect the law.
Briefly, I will be a candidate thanks to the honourable Massimo Donadi. Thanks to him.
I want to point out three things: this is a country in which the corporations command, this is a country where there is the republic of the banks that dictate the laws, and when there are also State laws, like the Bersani decree on the possibility to move mortgages and on the synergy of interests that are not respected and nothing happens.
In respecting the programme of Italia dei Valori and of the Partito Democratico, I will try to fight for the defence of buying power: remember that insurance premiums have gone up by 158%. They should come down, as should banking services.
With the price of the euro, there has been a transfer from the pockets of the citizens, from consumers, from workers on fixed incomes, from pensioners who have to get into debt and who don’t manage to get to the end of the month., something like 137 billion euro. If I’m elected, while respecting the programme, the commitment is not that of making so many announcements, but to stay with my feet on the ground and defend poor people who are not managing and who are obliged to get into debt.
Once more I thank Antonio Di Pietro and Italia dei Valori."

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Politics