Who goes up and who goes down to the Quirinale between Draghi and Mattarella
Mario Draghi lower and lower and Sergio Mattarella higher and higher? The Scratches of Damato
Until a few weeks ago that of Sergio Mattarella and Mario Draghi seemed a very strong politically strong couple. One enjoyed the merit acquired at the Quirinale by sending the other to Palazzo Chigi at the end of a government crisis that had long been deprived of its management, as Giuseppe Conte delayed his resignation by at least a month. Draghi, for his part, enjoyed the merit of having courageously accepted a disastrous legacy and of having even brought Italy to the title of "Country of the Year" conferred by a weekly such as the English Economist , not to mention the praise of the Financial Times . Or the markets and the Chancelleries.
Once the desire or willingness to move to the Quirinale as " a grandfather at the service of the institutions " escaped, Draghi practically found himself in Palazzo Chigi as in hell. The other evening at the Council of Ministers summoned to update the measures against the pandemic, he metaphorically had to watch his back for the absence of even the most friendly and faithful political minister assigned to him by reporters and behind the scenes. the Northern League player Giancarlo Giorgetti. Even the final press conference was missed, which Conte never shied away from, at whatever time he had to hold it.
The prime minister sent three ministers to the dark courtyard of Palazzo Chigi, or surroundings, to satisfy the curiosity of journalists about a decree law, however, without a written text yet. The urgency of which is at least relative, being set for application from mid-February. In short, it was any contonata , from the name of Draghi's predecessor now president, poor fellow, of the 5 Star Movement "in self-management", as the vice president of the same Movement and of the Senate Paola Taverna has just said frankly.
The liquidation of the Prime Minister on the front pages of the newspapers was merciless today: from the "Draghi annoyed with his " from Fatto Quotidiano to Draghi who "wants to leave" from Libero, from Draghi who reduced us " like Tajikistan " from La Verità to the "Draghi government which has reached the end of its path" by Debenedettiano Domani , or to the "fatigued government" of Il Foglio , which nevertheless continues to hope or to point as in an oxymoron on the election of "Supermario" at the Quirinale. An oxymoron, because an exhausted person certainly cannot win a race like the one at Colle.
Mattarella, on the other hand, to return to the opening couple, has further grown in esteem, approval and so on. There is no guest at the Quirinale or the president's exit from that building who does not reserve him applause and explicit or implicit requests for an encore, expiring his mandate on February 3.
At the Roman Sports Palace, where he went yesterday to watch the match and personally reward Conegliano, winner of the Italian Volleyball Cup, Mattarella also earned the award of "best player". From which he, modestly, on the other hand the holder of the very different role of arbitrator assigned to him by the Constitution, dodged himself by saying that he did not deserve it.
In the confusion, to say the least, in which we find ourselves, with an exhausted government even under the leadership of a man of Draghi's international prestige, and with a Parliament – I repeat to the point of boredom – delegitimized or in any case aged pending the reformed Chambers by will of the grillini and the allies on duty since 2018, a confirmation of Mattarella would be ideal, then free to remain at the Quirinale for another seven years or to leave earlier, in clearer and more stable political and institutional conditions. But he still doesn't want to know. I wonder what else will still have to happen to make him change his mind.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/chi-sale-e-chi-scende-al-quirinale-fra-draghi-e-mattarella/ on Fri, 07 Jan 2022 06:44:20 +0000.