The speech by the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella delivered in Parliament after the oath of allegiance to the Constitution: a heartfelt appeal to the nation. A speech that is the precise and detailed picture of the situation in our country with all its emergencies and its criticalities. But also a projection towards the future hoping for cohesion and unity to support the relaunch of the country after the pandemic crisis. Parliament in joint session welcomed the speech with great enthusiasm. Those present at Montecitorio gave the president continuous and warm applause: a succession of standing ovations for the 13th president of the Republic who began his seven-year term with evident and undisguised emotion. A solemn moment that confirmed the high moral standing of Sergio Mattarella, head of state increasingly loved by the Italian people.
President Mattarella's speech to the nation
Mattarella's speech is a strong invitation to join forces and skills to get out of the not only health but also economic and social crisis that afflicts the country. Here are some salient passages of Mattarella's message to the Italians. "My thoughts, at this moment, are addressed to all Italians and to all Italians: of every age, of every Region, of every social condition, of every political orientation. And, in particular, to those most in suffering, who expect from the institutions of the Republic a guarantee of rights, reassurance, support and concrete responses to their distress. Italy is at the center of Europe's recovery efforts. We are the biggest beneficiaries of the Next Generation program and we need to relaunch the economy in the name of sustainability and innovation, in the context of the ecological and digital transition ".
Stability
"The stability that is needed is therefore made up of dynamism, of work, of common effort. The hard times we have been forced to live through have left us a lesson: we must equip ourselves with new tools to prevent future possible global dangers, to manage their consequences, to secure our fellow citizens. The company you are working on requires everyone's contribution. Political and social forces, local and central institutions, businesses and trade unions, public administration and the free professions, young and old, cities and inland areas, island and mountain communities. We are all called to you. The government led by the president Draghi; born in the midst of the emergency and now projected to overcome it, laying the foundations for a new season of sustainable growth for the country and Europe ".
On the front line against the crisis
“Thank you for the example set by doctors, health workers, volunteers, by those who guaranteed essential services in the most critical moments. From the mayors, the Armed Forces and the Forces of law and order, committed to supporting the vaccination campaign: our gratitude must be reaffirmed to all. We have to design and start building post-Italy Italy in the next few years emergency. It is still time for a common commitment to make Italy stronger, well beyond the difficulties of the moment. A fairer, more modern Italy, intensely linked to the friendly peoples that surround us. A country that grows in unity. In which the inequalities, territorial and social, that cross our communities are eliminated.
An Italy that offers its young life paths in study and work to ensure the cohesion of our people. A country that knows how to overcome the demographic decline to which Europe seems doomed. A nation that benefits from the enhancement of its beauties, offering its own model of life to those in the world who look at it with admiration. Italy committed to protecting the environment, biodiversity, ecosystems, aware of its responsibility towards future generations. A Republic capable of renewing the constitutional pact between the Italians and their free and democratic institutions ”.
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