The aims of Salvini and Zaia
What happens between Salvini and Zaia. Guiglia's notebook
All victories are similar, but not all defeats are the same.
Having the upper hand in one of the many upcoming elections, no matter whether regional, municipal or European, is always comforting. All it takes is one zero point more than the previous administrative or political vote (of your choice: the parties refer to the most convenient precedent, obviously), and it's immediately a celebration.
But, be careful, the same thing is not true in reverse. Having lost a good deal of the consensus that one had both in Sardinia and in Abruzzo, as happened to the League to the full advantage of its allies, is not like risking a defeat in the Veneto, which is the electoral line of the Piave: either the Lega resists or everyone goes home. There are painless ailments, from Cagliari to L'Aquila. But there are defeats that can lead the Northern League supporters to shipwreck in the sea of Venice. And it wouldn't be sweet to be shipwrecked.
THE TUBE BETWEEN SALVINI AND ZAIA
Of course, it is no longer the time for heroes, as the Boys of '99 were in the Great War. And then here we are talking about conflicts that are peaceful. At most you can hear foil shots.
But that they are conflicts is a fact. And that Matteo Salvini and Luca Zaia are the protagonists of the undeclared tug of war, precisely because they both denied it, is now clear.
The first, who fought vigorously, even if not to the death, in Parliament, to gain the third mandate which would have allowed Zaia to re-nominate for office in the Veneto (but the Senate voted with a large majority "no, thanks ”), already prefigures a noble way out for those not eligible for re-election. New destiny: Brussels. Where Europe builds our future. “Zaia could do whatever she wants,” assures the leader of the League about the leader of Veneto. And he mentions the upcoming Olympics, the projects of the Region reinvigorated by the ongoing autonomy (provided it does not remain halfway parliamentary). But above all he sees him in the North of the North, "a defender of Veneto in Europe would be useful", Matteo pampers his "Luca".
And he? He answers him not in Venetian, but in English: “I don't know, I don't know, I've already said it, I'm thinking about administering Veneto”. Which is the gentle version with a smile on the lips of "they'll apply for me everywhere, but I'll find the job myself", with which the then Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, rejected the bridges, also golden, offered by politicians. Except then the politicians prevented him from his "natural" run at the Quirinale.
On the other hand, Salvini and Zaia belong to the same party, but have a different point of view on what the League should be.
In one the national vision prevails, in the other the territorial perspective. Anti-progressive European alliances in Salvini-Le Pen's plan against pragmatism also on Zaia's rights: see the opposing opinions on the end of life.
But the sample of discordances is 843 kilometers long.
The distance by train that separates Venice from Brussels.
)(Published in L'Arena di Verona, Il Giornale di Vicenza, Bresciaoggi and Gazzetta di Mantova)
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This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/salvini-zaia-cosa-succede-lega/ on Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:29:43 +0000.