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The municipal councils of Milan and Turin have approved the respective applications for the Olympic Winter and Paralympic Games of 2026.
Friday 20 July 2018 3 minutes reading time
In Milan, the resolution had the approval of 36 advisers out of 38, two of the Movimento 5 Stelle abstained and a representative of the opposition left, Basilio Rizzo, came out of the courtroom. "I do not know how it will end, but every opportunity must try to catch it, beyond how it will end, today the city council has already won - says the mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala a corriere.it -. Such a compactness I would never have expected it, I am very happy, from tomorrow we must put this happiness away because there is a lot to do. The observations of the opposition were not against the Olympics, but on the fact that there were more important things to do, how to help those who need it most, but to help those who struggle we must work on development, otherwise solidarity is only in words. The important thing is that you decide quickly, costs are inversely proportional to time, I hope government and cones decide very quickly ".
On the other hand, the city council of Turin approved, with 22 votes in favor, a contrary and eight abstentions, the resolution proposed by the majority. The text voted today in the hall has received two amendments presented by the mayor Chiara Appendino, which always reports the Corriere website, ask for a cost benefit analysis by the national government, or a third body designated by the government itself, and the limitation of synergies only in the metropolitan area of ​​Turin. Opposition amendments that went in the opposite direction were rejected. They voted in favor of M5S and Noi for Italy, voted against the Mixed Group - Security Exit, while PD, Civic List for Turin, Civic List Morano and Moderati abstained. Turin in the Municipality did not take part in the vote. Forza Italia and Lega were not present in the hall but gave their support to the mayor's resolution.
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