We learn of the centre-right's proposal for the position of mayor and deputy mayor of Rome in the persons of Enrico Michetti and Simonetta Matone.
In 2019 Enrico Michetti, then Director of the Legal Gazette of the Municipality of Rieti, He sided with Mayor Cicchetti to ban the Lazio Pride in the capital city of Rieti, concerned about the effects it could have on the citizens and arguing that it was within the mayor's power to veto a demonstration, which in reality is unconstitutional.
There Simonetta Matone is the candidate for deputy mayor, who has already been at the center of strong controversy in recent months following her appointment by the Rector of the Sapienza University of Rome as a "Confident Advisor" with the task of providing advice and support to victims of sexual violence and discrimination.
In 2016 he lashed out against civil unions He has held homophobic positions, and in 2017, as a guest on Porta a Porta, he expressed his concern about migrants, declaring, "If I allow 400,000 sexually active male immigrants into my country, my question is: who will they be sexually active with?" The appointment of an openly racist and homophobic councilor to the role of guarantor against violence was so controversial on social media that it forced the Rector of Sapienza University, Polimeni, to disable comments. Once again, racism and homophobia seem like badges of honor for a certain political class, and here we have a homophobic tandem for the city of Rome.
Pietro Turano, Spokesperson for the Gay Center