Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa's son
Geronimo told Corriere della Sera Friday that his father had
been against his appointment to the board of Milan's prestigious
Piccolo Threatre, saying that this was not another alleged case
in the rightwing government's alleged Parentopoli nepotism
affair.
The new 'Parentopoli' row broke out Wednesday amid news Geronimo
had landed the gig at the highly regarded theatre.
The centre-left opposition Democratic Party (PD) regional caucus
head for Lombardy, Pierfrancesco Majorino, called the
appointment "hard to justify" and added "I hope he leaves his
father's Mussolini memorabilia at home".
The case follows the hirings by the Italian Soccer Federation
(FIGC) of the daughter of Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti
and the son of Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio
Tajani.
Geronimo told the Milanese daily "it is right that a surname
shouldn't bring advantages, but neither should it bring harm"
He said "my father was against my naming to the board of the
Piccolo, and it was (centre-left Mayor Giuseppe) Sala who
previously named me to the board of M$, the company building
MIlan's new metro line."
He also stressed: "I've got an imèportant surname, but I'm also
43 years of age. What should I do? Must I annihilate my life and
my passions and wait for the day that my father no longer
bothers anybody? This is not a nepotism case".
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