The mayor of Brescia, who works from Dubai, speaks: “I am not resigning: whoever elects me does not care where I am”

The voters of Carbenedolo knew from the beginning that Mayor Stefano Tramonti would not be physically present in the town of Lower Brescia due to his work. The mayor himself makes this clear, reiterating that he has no intention of resigning, even though his life now mainly takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “I will serve as mayor until the last day – he said Republic – As I do not have a deadline, I believe that as an administrator, in general or individually, you should do this to make decisions that you think are right for the future of society/community and not comfortable for your own. ” Now in his second term, Tramonti had already made it clear that he was not going to continue as administrator. Meanwhile, he did not leave his job, he had to travel a lot when he took office as mayor: “If I had looked at my personal interest, I could have made different choices and at the beginning of last year May have resigned. , because my life was what it is now: I drive 220,000 miles a year, which takes me away from my wife and my children, ages one and three. Going to Dubai earlier would have taken up less time and allowed me to organize myself better from a logistical perspective, but giving up the mayoralty meant leaving the job halfway through a year and a half before my mandate was up. , it's not part of what I do.” To those who describe him as a smart working mayor, Tramondi clarifies that for the next few months at least “he will continue to be in every municipal council, as I have always done in ten years.” Honoring the promises I made with voters and my collaborators. , I will continue to work for Carbenedolo, and I do not think that the place where I do it is very suitable for citizens.

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