Italy said goodbye to David Sassoli today, Friday. His funeral was held in the central church of Rome Santa Maria deli Angeli, where the funeral processions of all the great political figures are sung.
They wanted to say goodbye to the President of the European Parliament Mario Draghi, the Italian President Matarella, the President of the European Commission Ursula von de Layen and that of the European Council, Charles Michel.
The President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was also present. Yesterday the popular pilgrimage organized at the city hall of Rome, Capitol, was unstoppable.
Dialogue, respect, courtesy
Everyone agrees on their reports on Sassoli’s personality: a man who has managed to prove that dialogue and respect for the opponent still have a reason to exist in politics. “During the pandemic, with the kindness that characterized him, he managed to convince everyone that the European Parliament should be left open. “Something that certainly could not be taken for granted,” said Enrico Letta, secretary of Italy’s center-left Democratic Party.
The funeral was held at public expense and military honors, precisely because of the significant contribution of the deceased. Due to the security measures adopted for the coronavirus in the basilica of Santa Maria deli Angeli, only relatives and political figures could enter. However, several citizens watched the ceremony outside, in Esentra Square, on a giant screen that had been placed. With emotion and reverent silence.
It is the power of kindness, the example set by this Italian journalist and protagonist of the European institutions. help the country find the right solution for the election of the new President in exactly ten days.
DW – Theodoros Andreadis Siggelakis, Rome
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