Virginia Raggi defenestrates culture alderman Bergamo, in her place loyalist Fruci

There has been a noisy reshuffle in Rome’s city council, and it is the deputy mayor as well as the highly regarded councillor for culture in the Virginia Raggi administration, Luca Bergamo, who has been defenestrated by the mayor, who has withdrawn the delegation from him. The alderman, who nonetheless did a good job for the capital (it will be worth mentioning, among other initiatives, that of the Mic Card, which granted entry to all of Rome’s museums for Romans at a symbolic price, but in general Rome’s cultural offerings with Bergamo always maintained high levels), was removed because of “differences in political visions for the future of Rome,” the mayor said. “We discussed this recently without being able to find a synthesis.” Along with Luca Bergamo, she is also bidding farewell to Councillor Carlo Cafarotti, who had been in charge of commerce.

But behind the decision to oust Bergamo there also seems to be something else: as Roma Today reconstructs, the now former councillor for culture had expressed disappointment with a hypothetical reappointment of Virginia Raggi, something that would have irritated the mayor. And the same could be said for Carlo Cafarotti, who had not expressed enthusiasm for Raggi’s choice. Since then, the two would have been frowned upon by the mayor, who therefore took action, proceeding to “take out,” Roma Today again reports, “aldermen judged not aligned with the Raggi line” and above all to “reward loyalists deemed important for the encore race.”

And the “loyalists” thus include the new councillor for culture, who already had the delegation for equal opportunities: she is Lorenza Fruci, a graduate in communication sciences, a journalist who deals with women’s issues, collaborating with various newspapers, and in this capacity she was also head of SMS MAG, the online magazine of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena. She is also an entrepreneur, owner of the firm elleffe factory&communication, and dabbles in writing (she has also given to print a book on burlesque).

The Roman PD, in a note, stigmatizes Virginia Raggi’s choices: “Virginia Raggi is now alone and increasingly in disarray. The withdrawal of the delegations to Luca Bergamo and Carlo Cafarotti is a sign of the definitive failure of the administration, which is also evidenced by the inability of the majority councillors to maintain a quorum in the courtroom. I believe the time has come for the Roman M5S to file away the failed Raggi experience and open a new political phase for the good of Rome.”

But reactions are not only coming from political circles. Among the first to speak out is the president of the Quadriennale, Umberto Croppi, who served for two and a half years as culture councillor in the Alemanno junta. A heavy statement his: “I am very sorry for the interruption of Luca Bergamo’s mandate,” he said, “he is a person I esteem and an alderman with whom I have been able to collaborate continuously and effectively, appreciating his gifts and sensitivity. I went through a similar situation in my turn, and for that reason, too, I offer him my solidarity. At the same time, I can only congratulate Lorenza Fruci, and wish her well in her work. Lorenza is very good and has a deep knowledge of the world of culture, in its different components; her term is unfortunately linked to the imminent end of the council term, but I am sure she will make the best use of her time.”

Pictured: Virginia Raggi

Virginia Raggi defenestrates culture alderman Bergamo, in her place loyalist Fruci

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