Controversy in Rome: Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile awarded in the Campidoglio
Councilor Dario Nanni apologizes for having granted the room, while the opposition and FdI ask for clarification on the event.
Quick Look
- City councilor Dario Nanni apologized for having granted the Sala della Protomoteca in the Campidoglio for an award given to Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile.
- The event sparked political outrage and requests for clarification on the concession procedures.
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Why It Matters
Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile were awarded on September 23rd in Campidoglio for their literary publications during an event organized by Edizioni Cento.
On the topic and on the opportunity to grant the Protomoteca room of the Campidoglio to the award ceremony of Wanna Marchi and his daughter Stefania Nobile, councilor Dario Nanni of Gruppo Misto intervenes, apologizing: "I personally take responsibility for having requested, as a municipal councilor, the concession of the Protomoteca for the Award organized by the Edizioni Cento publishing house".
Controversy continues in the political world following the award ceremony, which took place on 23 September, of Wanna Marchi and her daughter Stefania Nobile which took place in the Sala della Protomoteca in Campidoglio, as part of an initiative organized by the publishing house Edizioni Cento. Both obtained recognition for the books they had written: Nobile was awarded the "International Culture Prize" for her book: "Selling... dear one's skin". Wanna Marchi, instead thanks to "The truth is that I cook like this. Nothing is weighed here: the only measure is love".
Nanni (Gruppo Misto): “My fault, I was unaware of the names awarded”.
Councilor Dario Nanni (Gruppo Misto) intervenes, apologizing, on the topic and on the opportunity to grant them the Protomoteca room of the Capitol. "I personally take responsibility for having requested, as a municipal councilor, the concession of the Protomoteca for the Award organized by the publishing house Edizioni Cento. It is a procedure often used over time by municipal councilors, both majority and opposition - he explains -. Obviously I was absolutely unaware of the presence of Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile among the people awarded. If I had known, clearly, I would never have supported the request to use the room", he explained.
FdI: "Shock over the prize in the Campidoglio for Wanna Marchi".
"The recognition awarded to Wanna Marchi and Stefania Nobile in the prestigious Hall of the Protomoteca of the Campidoglio arouses amazement and indignation. Even though it is a private initiative and not an award given by Roma Capitale, it is difficult to understand how an institutional venue of such prestige could have been the setting for such an award ceremony". This was declared by Fratelli d'Italia senator Susanna Donatella Campione, member of the Senate Culture Commission. “There should be clarity on the procedures followed for the concession of the Protomoteca Hall, on the program presented to the competent offices and on the prior knowledge of the names of the winners” concludes Campione.
Raggi (M5S): “It seems truly surreal”.
The former mayor Virginia Raggi, now a councilor of the 5 Star Movement, also intervenes on the issue: "Perhaps the Capitol wants to redefine the boundaries of culture - is her comment -. That the administration did not know who and what would be celebrated in the Protomoteca room, the most prestigious of the Capitol, seems truly surreal that the concession of event rooms is subject to rigorous verification starting from the identification of the organisers, the description of the event itself, the list of guests and whatever."
Open Questions
- What are the verification criteria for granting rooms in the Capitol?
- Who approved the list of winners?
