Rome, 17 March (LaPresse) – "The “Day of National Unity, the Constitution, the National Anthem and the Flag” evokes the founding elements of the Republic’s identity: independence, popular sovereignty, freedom, justice and peace. These are values that have matured over a complex historical journey, not without its hardships, which finds its highest and fullest expression in the Constitution, the true guardian of the rights and responsibilities that define our national community.” So said the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, on the occasion of National Unity Day. “17 March is a day that renews the call for civic commitment. I call upon you to safeguard and implement, with consistency and foresight, the principles of freedom, justice and peace upon which the Republic is founded, so that they may continue to guide the actions of institutions and society in the pursuit of peaceful, supportive and genuinely democratic coexistence, in Italy and within the international community,” added the Head of State.