Renzi between blue fixations and obsessions
Why does Renzi continue to argue with the leaders of Forza Italia? Paola Sacchi's note
Matteo Renzi has now put Antonio Tajani, the new leader of Forza Italia, in his sights above all, to try to "gnaw at what remains of FI, after the Cavaliere", attributed to him a few days ago by "Il Corriere della sera", where the ”the intention of the former premier and leader of IV to “gnaw away at the former Renzian part of the Democratic Party as well”. Yesterday, however, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was targeted by the now almost daily attacks by Renzi, despite having already given exhaustive explanations on the fact that she had paid the 80 euros out of her own pocket with which the unpaid bill by the Italians in Albania was settled . Matteo Renzi had an easy time comparing his 80 euros to 10 million Italians. And he dismissed Meloni's gesture, to protect the image of Italy, as well as of the restaurateur himself, as a "populist" from like.
A controversy a day, now by Renzi, seasoned with salacious jokes, with the aim of hitting the target, or a new center against grillino populism and "right-wing sovereignty". A tangible sign of Renzi's difficulties in dealing with the almost divorce with Carlo Calenda and in view of the Europeans. A few days ago, in the "Riformista", the newspaper of which Renzi is editorial director, Tajani was given a full-screen photo on the front page, with a perplexed and frowning expression, accompanied by the headline "Maybe Italy", to criticize alleged hesitations of the blue secretary, as well as deputy premier and also minister of foreign affairs.
Here, perhaps, beyond the internal political quarrels, with a title, it seems fished out of an old joke that circulated many years ago in FI as "Sforza Italia" taken up or coined by Roberto D'Agostino, however it must be acknowledged with more brilliant irony, evidently it has perhaps not been given due consideration, even in the very legitimate controversy, that the secretary of FI is also the owner of the Farnesina. And perhaps a little more caution would be needed with the head of our diplomacy, given that we are in a delicate area and the image of our country could also be affected.
However, Renzi evidently at the joke, although in this case an obvious political choice, does not resist, perhaps only in this there is something he has in common with his archenemy Massimo D'Alema who even made self-criticism. And yet he managed, for those who know him enough, at least to be a little more amusing in this.
Be that as it may, all of this is the clearest confirmation of what Renzi already said in the Senate, in the commemoration of Silvio Berlusconi. In summary, the message was: no one has his political legacy, starting with the center-right. Implied: except me? But without putting intentions on trial, those words sounded a bit surreal, since Berlusconi was precisely the founder of that center-right in government today. That same Berlusconi whom Renzi, in the days of his retroactive expulsion from the Senate, recklessly dismissed with the unfortunate joke "game over". Not to mention the treatment used to Matteo Salvini in the days of Papeete, with jokes galore that went on for months. Except then re-allying for political reasons, or returning to the government with the Democratic Party and those Five Stars, which the then Minister of the Interior, now Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure-Transport, had pulled the plug with reasons on their no policy that Renzi himself had shared. Renzi then who rightly praises his guarantee always forgets to remember his yes to send Salvini to trial. But that's how things go in the world, even in politics.
Let's go back to Tajani who has now been particularly targeted by the IV leader. Renzi's attempt to win votes for Fi is obviously legitimate, especially now that he is in serious difficulty obtaining consensus in view of the European elections and the former prime minister has so far shown himself to be much more adept in Palazzo maneuvers. This in no way detracts from his abilities which should not be underestimated at all. Now, however, Renzi is colliding with that real rubber wall that is Tajani, who in turn should be underestimated at all. Of few words, unlike the Florentine politician, the secretary of FI, vice president of the EPP, former number two of the Cav , former president of the European Parliament and former president of numerous other prestigious offices in the EU, limited himself to laconic replies with concrete results .
Yesterday to Paola Di Caro for "Il Corriere della Sera" she reiterated that FI will present its own symbol at the European Championships, where there is the EPP, even if alliances can be made with civic lists or others who "will want to join", that FI moreover, he does not ask for the threshold to be lowered from 4 to 3 per cent. Which instead for Iv would be vital. Tajani's conclusion: we were and will remain the center. So, doors more than barred: “Renzi? We need soldiers, not those who feel like generals".
Meanwhile, FI is reorganizing itself for greater territorial roots. Yesterday evening Francesco Battistoni, the new head of the blue organization, posted on Twitter a photo at a festival in Valentano (Viterbo), in the Lazio Maremma, with the mayor and numerous local administrators. And there are dozens of initiatives between now and September 29 in Paestum for the day that would have been the Knight's birthday.
A question arises: but why, with all due respect, doesn't Renzi relaunch himself by pivoting above all on himself, his programs, his abilities, instead of continuing to define himself above all by now in opposition to his opponents? Doesn't he run the risk of falling into the same syndrome as the much contested Pd by him?
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/renzi-tra-fissazioni-e-ossessioni-azzurrine/ on Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:20:00 +0000.