All the turmoil in the PD
What happens in the Democratic Party and in the center-right. Paola Sacchi's note
Pd "derenzized" and amputated of the names of prominent reformists and guarantors. The Nazarene returns to ancient red, with some shades of white-pink. Candidates Pier Ferdinando Casini and Carlo Cottarelli. But the greatest space is for the former members of the PCI-PDS-DS "firm".
The clash tears the party apart. Dario Franceschini is parachuted in Naples. The number one exclusion concerns the former right-hand man of Matteo Renzi, Luca Lotti, a choice that leads the ex-premier, leader of IV, to say: “Letta is animated by resentment”. The other, in fact, excellent exclusion is that of the constitutionalist deputy Stefano Ceccanti, among the rare dems who voted three Yes in the referendum on the justice of Lega and Radicali. After being probably ousted (the candidacy must be perfected) by the head of SI, the radical left, Nicola Fratoianni, who voted no to the enlargement of NATO, from the Pisa college where he was elected to the Chamber, Ceccanti was inserted in fourth place in the proportional to Florence, Pisa. But even last night the constitutionalist reiterated to the agencies that he was not a candidate.
In difficult places, two other exponents of the reformist area such as Enzo Amendola, who as undersecretary dealt with the PNRR with the EU, and the economist Tommaso Nannicini, considered to be from the Draghian area. In the lists of the "lettizzato" Pd there are old names from the former PCI-PDS-Ds, from Nicola Zingaretti to Piero Fassino and Andrea Orlando, also reconfirmed the Prodians Sandra Zampa and Graziano Delrio, personalities trusted by the secretary such as Paola De Micheli, the two group leaders Debora Serracchiani and Simona Malpezzi. In a central place the author of the law against homotransphobia Alessandro Zan. But there is a strong controversy with the "godmother" of civil unions Monica Cirinnà who in the end accepts a candidacy that is not considered safe.
Then, there are many device names. Young new entries are not enough, such as the 26-year-old Paolo Romano in Milan and four other capilista under 35, chosen, says Letta, "to put young people at the center of employment and education policies", to overshadow the imbalance left to left. In a safe location there is the minister Roberto Speranza, head of Article One. There is Laura Boldrini. Alessia Morani, close to the former secretary, leader of IV, resigns because she is in a difficult position. They survive in the pro-Renzian lists like Andrea Marcucci, but Letta's operation was to decapitate the current names of greater symbolic value such as Lotti. Base Riformista, the current of ex-Renzians, does not participate in the vote on candidates.
According to a simplistic reading, it could seem a problem that does not concern the center-right, given a clear departure from all the polls. But it is a fact that Letta's more red than pink “machine” promises sparks in parliament when it comes to discussing central issues, if not reforms such as institutional and justice reforms. Senator Francesco Giro, double Forza Italia-Lega card, notes that with personalities like Ceccanti, despite the clear distinction between political opponents, "a fruitful job had been done, in a climate of mutual respect". But the epilogue is: outside Ceccanti and inside the other novelty, the microbiologist Andrea Crisanti. Matteo Salvini tweets controversial: "Now we understand many things", alluding to the lockdown of which Crisanti was a TV champion. Renzi himself attacks: "I hope that Crisanti does not bring the illiberal culture of lockdown to parliament". "Sinistra sinistrata", the FI deputy, lawyer Francesco Paolo Sisto, harshly comments. And Silvio Berlusconi, in one of his social interventions, returns to be the protagonist of communication with a surprise sketch at the end of a speech for greater safety in the cities, with the reintroduction of the neighborhood policeman. “For this – he says – vote for the Communist Party”. He laughs, a wave of his hand and “oh my, I made a mistake, vote Forza Italia”.
The former prime minister and Italian leader with Politico.eu , the European version of the American newspaper Politico , reaffirms the loyalty of the center right to the EU and the Atlantic Alliance. "We are pro-Europe, pro-West, pro-NATO, with liberal democracy as the only point of reference". He stresses: “There are no extremists in our coalition. It is the center left that is questionable, since it has a far left party within it that voted against the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO ”. Berlusconi reiterates that he was "very disappointed in Putin, for his undemocratic behavior: we are on the side of Ukraine, of freedom". As for the clash in the Democratic Party, the Cav today in Il Giornale : "They know they will lose".
Giorgia Meloni goes back to talking about presidentialism and attacks the Democratic Party guilty "of having made presidential reform necessary". Because, observes the president of the Brothers of Italy, “even a parliamentary republic can be stable, if the parties respect the response of the polls. However, this is not the case in Italy, due to the unscrupulousness of the Democratic Party ”.
The League beats the button against the "unfortunate Fornero reform", as defined by Claudio Durigon and Federico Freni. On the flat tax , the former Undersecretary for Transport Armando Siri on Tg1 refers to the sender the accusations of unconstitutionality of the Northern League bill, assuring: "Respect the progressivity of the tax" and adds "we extend the turnover limit to 100 thousand euros for obtain the flat tax at 15%, already in the first Stability Law and then extend it to employees and retirees as early as next year ". Theme at the center of the electoral campaign with the slogan "Credo", launched by Salvini.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/pd-letta-liste-elezioni-25-settembre/ on Wed, 17 Aug 2022 05:31:39 +0000.