Clemente Mastella, mayor of Benevento and former Minister of Justice, rules out speculation currently circulating about his alleged membership in Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva. "They're attributing to me," Mastella says, "political choices I didn't make. I'm the mayor of my city and I deal with administrative matters. I've been calling for coalition primaries or primaries within Forza Italia for the Campania region for some time," he adds. According to Mastella, "this is the essential condition and the only reason I would consider fundamental for a serious political strategy. I wouldn't accept prejudices against me that I consider unfounded." "My opinion," Mastella added, "is that this news is being spread deliberately by certain political circles, perhaps to avoid my 'unwelcome' participation in the primaries or to avoid the primaries themselves. This news concerns a person like Clemente Mastella, who cannot be classified into rigid categories."
In short
Clemente Mastella, mayor of Benevento and former Minister of Justice, dismisses current speculation about his membership in Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva.
- "They attribute to me," says Mastella, "political choices that I didn't make.
- I am the mayor of my city and I deal with administrative matters.
- I have been calling for coalition primaries or primaries within Forza Italia for the Campania region for some time now," he added.
Key questions
What is the main point of the news?
Clemente Mastella, mayor of Benevento and former Minister of Justice, dismisses current speculation about his membership in Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva.
Why is this news relevant?
"They attribute to me," says Mastella, "political choices that I didn't make.
Which detail helps us understand the case better?
I am the mayor of my city and I deal with administrative matters.
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