Alberto Stefani: “Autonomy will reach Rome too, and meeting Cristina Gheller influenced the end-of-life law”

Alberto Stefani’s week moved from regional autonomy and end-of-life legislation to a cinema red carpet with Emma, an autistic girl. The Veneto president says the appearance at the Venice Film Festival was his choice, driven partly by personal experiences involving close friends and by his long-standing interest in autism.

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It was my choice.

Stefani defended using the red carpet to draw attention to the issue. He said art should be the first field to include people and argued that public institutions need clear, widely distributed messages. He also appeared as an actor in a campaign to explain community health centres, saying he had chosen to put himself forward personally.

“Leading a region also means putting your human side and sensitivity on the line,” Stefani said. He added that his age may play a role in his communication style and described his approach this way: “Politics must be pop, in the sense of knowing how to speak the language of the people.”

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I believe everyone has the right to make use of that red carpet, which is sometimes crossed inappropriately as well. I believe art should be the first to include.

The interview also focuses on the autonomy agreements approved by Veneto’s council. Opposition lawmakers called them “a package reduced to the bare minimum,” but Stefani rejected that criticism. He pointed to greater resources and fewer healthcare spending restrictions, improved planning for healthcare construction and technology, and the possibility of regional collective contracts for healthcare staff.

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Leading a region also means putting your human side and sensitivity on the line.

He also cited the inclusion of supplementary funds in healthcare spending, broader emergency powers and vehicles for civil protection, and a special accounting system intended to speed reimbursement responses. On pensions, he highlighted supplementary provision that could involve the region and benefit young people. He said the professional measures would give legal recognition to more than 20,000 workers. The article states that the agreements must still be translated into practice, while the headline presents Stefani’s goal of completing autonomy by the end of the legislative term.

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Politics must be pop, in the sense of knowing how to speak the language of the people.