Eighty years after the referendum that elected the Republic, it is time to consolidate and revitalize the relationship of trust between institutions and citizens. On the eve of June 2nd, the President of the Republic outlined the objectives to be pursued through a series of events increasingly dedicated to Italians and less to the country's political apparatus. The traditional and exclusive reception in the Quirinale Gardens, which gathered the elite of politics and business around glasses of bubbly, accompanied by a series of Grand Commis of the State, has been canceled, at least for this year. There is a growing need, the Head of State stated, to "consolidate the architecture of trust between institutions and citizens." While the Quirinale delivered the customary message to the prefects, the Quirinale Gardens filled with children and elderly people representing the so-called "fragile" and their companions, vividly embodying the spirit of solidarity so dear to the Catholic Democratic president.

Around 1,500 people, with all their problems, cheerfully filled the lawns of the Presidency of the Republic, all waiting to see Mattarella up close. The president held no holds barred, shaking hundreds of hands, listening to the many who thanked him for his decade-long work: "Hold on, President!" was the most heartfelt exclamation. A warm morning that found its most touching moment with the embrace between the president and a little girl named Sofia. The little girl has unwittingly become an internet star thanks to a video that went viral. Followed by the oncology ward of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome, she was waiting for Sinner and Medvedev to take the court at the Rome International Tennis Championships : the Russian tennis player, who was the first to leave, shook hands with the little girl, who , however, made it clear that she preferred to go out with the Italian champion, who was then greeted with leaps of joy.

The Quirinale is now focusing on the event that will take place in the Piazza del Quirinale and will be broadcast live by RAI. Twenty-three cities, including Cagliari, will set up giant screens in their squares to bring the commemorative event closer to the people of Italy's various regions. The day will open with a burial at the Altar of the Fatherland and then a military parade on Via dei Fori Imperiali. In the afternoon, RAI will broadcast a conversation between the President and Italian students on the meaning of the Republic eighty years after its birth. Then comes the grand finale with "The Faces of the Republic," an event strongly supported by the Quirinale, broadcast live from Piazza del Quirinale, in the presence of the highest officials of the Italian state. This special event will feature numerous figures from the worlds of culture, art, sport, and institutions. Among the numerous guests, to name just a few, are Roberto Bolle, Annalisa, Luca Barbarossa, Cecilia Bartoli, Gianni Morandi, Giuliano Sangiorgi, Cesare Bocci, Cristiana Capotondi, Paola Cortellesi, Carolina Crescentini, Flavio Insinna, Carlo Verdone, Luca Zingaretti, Paolo Fresu, Danilo Rea, Beppe Bergomi, Federica Brignone, Alessandro Del Piero, Arianna Fontana, Bebe Vio and Abdon Pamich.

(Unioneonline)

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