Mario Draghi’s election campaign
Criticisms, puffs and jabs of the Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, in the press conference on the Aid ter decree. Paola Sacchi's note
It has not been an eternity since at the CL meeting in Rimini Mario Draghi seemed to turn off the “risk of democracy” alarm in the event of a victory of the center-right, on which the center-left has practically set up his entire electoral campaign. Except for some corrections of tone, however not substantial. But the prime minister in Rimini reassured that with "any" government Italy would make it "once again", while warning against "isolationism and protectionism". It was less than a month ago. Certainly in recent days there has been news from the US 007 on alleged donations by Russia to parties in other countries. But the same Draghi, yesterday in a press conference, after having reported satisfied with his interview with the US Undersecretary of State Antony Blinken with the confirmation that the news does not concern any Italian party, confirmed: "Our democracy is strong". That Italy has nothing to do with it had already been said, in a hearing at Copasir, chaired by Adolfo Urso (FdI), the undersecretary to the presidency of the Council, with responsibility for the secret services, Franco Gabrielli.
So, all right? No. In what is a reassuring picture, and in which Matteo Salvini asks for an apology "after mud, insinuations, shameful attacks", by "Letta, Conte, Renzi", a note is inserted that sounds out of tune by the premier . Draghi does not name the leader of the League. But it is clear that the jab on "the one who loves the Russians madly and wants to remove the sanctions and talks every day secretly with the Russians, and oh well he is there too, but there are many people which does not ". No one asks the premier in the face of such weighty observations to mention names and surnames.
The shadow of the "unnamed" hovers. Just as the ghosts of the " hired puppets " hover, pointed out by Draghi as enemies of our democracy. Salvini is named on his request for a budget variance of 30 billion against the expensive bills. Draghi is dry against another deficit, he remembers having already enacted measures for about 31 billion: "Shall we make a difference of 30 billion once a month?".
But the League is also the target of other digs by the premier on the no to the mapping of bathing concessions with postponement to the next government, as requested by Minister Massimo Garavaglia, and the position for the postponement of the fiscal delegation: "Our word is kept". Salvini replies: “Draghi was nervous. I fight against dear life, I am only in the service of the interests of the Italians. His no to fiscal peace with the scrapping of tax bills is inexplicable. And on the sanctions I said: they remain, but there is coverage at European level ”.
The controversy, however, is also between Draghi and Giorgia Meloni on Viktor Orban and the vote of the European parliament where FdI and Lega have not voted in favor of censorship of Hungary. The premier's tones sound a little softer, but his exhortation not to choose "partners" appears determined, which, in his opinion, "even if chosen in the ideological community" would not help to "protect the interests of Italians". Meloni, not nominated in turn, replies, with the group leader in the Chamber of FdI, Francesco Lollobrigida: "Orban is a premier who won the elections", and the accusations of the EP "must be substantiated". The president of FdI underlines: “I remind everyone that Orban has won the elections, according to the rules of his Constitution several times, with the rest of the constitutional arc lined up against him. So it is still a democratic system ”.
Enrico Letta comments: "Unreliable right". But Draghi also reserves negative surprises for the "third pole" which, in this case too, the secretary of the Democratic Party appreciates. When asked if there will be a "second term" at Palazzo Chigi, he answers smiling but succinctly: "No". Matteo Renzi observes that the prime minister could only do so in order to "not enter the electoral campaign" and warns that in any case "the job is given by Mattarella".
One fact, however, seems certain, objectively the press conference of Palazzo Chigi has entered the electoral campaign, and how. Given the debate it has aroused.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/la-campagna-elettorale-di-mario-draghi/ on Sat, 17 Sep 2022 06:17:51 +0000.