2 June, Mattarella writes to the prefects: “Remembrance is a civic duty”

The message from the President of the Republic on the occasion of 2 June: "In 1946 the choice of the Italian people for the Republic wrote a decisive page of democracy, remembering is a civic duty"

ROME – “Dear Prefects, I address my greetings to those who hold public offices, to the local communities, to the expressions of society who, in the various territories, celebrate the National Day of June 2nd. In 1946 the choice of the Italian people for the Repubblica wrote a decisive page of democracy and laid the foundations for a renewed social pact, which would find complete articulation in the Constitutional Charter”. Thus the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, sent to the Prefects in the message sent on the occasion of the Republic Day anniversary.

“An outcome – he recalls – which was reached after the tragic war events and the struggle for liberation from Nazi-fascism, punctuated by multiple episodes of heroism, brutal massacres, of which during this year, with emotional participation, the eightieth anniversary is commemorated in numerous locations. Remembering the ideal legacy of those founding events is a civic duty and a precious opportunity to reflect together on the reasons that animate the life of our community, now part of the wider community. community of the European Union which we have decided to create with the other free peoples of the continent and whose sovereignty we will consecrate, in a few days, with the election of the European Parliament. Remembering is an exercise proper to every citizen and above all to those who, exercising public functions, find in the constitutional principles of freedom, equality and solidarity a compass of sure orientation in the face of the complex challenges of the present”.

For Mattarella “the Prefects, in particular, are called in the provincial territories to be, every day, the fulcrum of unity and social cohesion, embodying, in the delicate areas entrusted to them, the mission of tireless workers” operators of the Constitution“, working for the common good. It is an action that, together with the other institutions and the various expressions of civil society, the Prefects carry out in the search for the general interest and to find adequate solutions. to the problems of the communities, in a phase made even more difficult by the harsh international context”.

Mattarella then continues in his message: “From spaces of mediation for the protection of employment and for overcoming social conflicts, to the care, with local administrations, of the weakest sections of the population, to effective reception and of integration of migrants, this is valuable work in favor of the unity of the country and its cohesion. It is valid for the protection of citizens’ freedoms in carrying out their daily lives, for the development of effective security frameworks for increasingly safer territories. and livable. It applies to the guarantee of the exercise of the right of assembly and demonstration with the fight against criminal tendencies, violence and disintegration, with the promotion, particularly among the younger generations, of the diffusion of the values of respect for the person and of the dialogue between the distinct political, social, cultural and religious positions, important testimonies of devotion to the Republic and sense of the State are affirmed”.
Finally “when profitable synergies are woven between the local institutions and paths of connection between the center and territories, when – as has also happened in recent months – emergency events are faced together, when local authorities are supported in overcoming moments of administrative and financial crisis, the unity of the democratic edifice is strengthened, enhancing the principle of autonomy within the horizon of solidarity. In renewing the feelings of gratitude of the Republic for the work carried out, I renew to the Prefects and to all those who work for the good of the community my best wishes for good work and a happy holiday, in the hope that the anniversary of 2 June strengthen the awareness and pride of participation, the prerogative of each citizen”.