Sangiuliano: 'I am a candidate in Campania, I accept FdI's invitation'

"In an interview with Corriere della Sera, Gennaro Sangiuliano, a former minister of cultural heritage and RAI journalist, announced: 'I would like to resume a discussion with my fellow citizens,' he added: 'I am Neapolitan, born in the historic centre, in the San Lorenzo district. This began to take shape last spring. I have spoken about it with people who are particularly close to me: Giovanni Donzelli, Ignazio La Russa and Arianna Meloni. And I have also discussed it with the centre-right's candidate for governor, Edmondo Cirielli, whom I hold in high esteem. We need to resume a discussion, to talk about the quality of life for everyone. There is no revenge or redemption.

On the relationship with the premier, he adds: 'No coldness. The premier is so busy: we don't have a daily relationship, but now that I have decided, she told me: "Good luck, do things right, go ahead"'. In Campania, Maria Rosaria Boccia, who is ready to run with Bandecchi, could also be a competitor. Do you have fears? 'I'm not saying anything. I have a lot of faith in the Italian judiciary. It will be enough to wait for justice to take its course,' he concludes.

"I have been on electoral leave, not as of today, but for ten days or so, as provided for by law and a wide range of cases applied to similar situations. I would like to remind you that anyone who goes against the Constitution commits a criminal offence," Sangiuliano specified, responding to a question from Ansa on his relationship with RAI following the announcement of his candidacy as leader of the regional elections in Campania for Fratelli d'Italia. "In the event of election, a leave of absence would be triggered, which in my case would be in excess of a pension," he continued, "I have simply followed the law and the wide range of cases