Only 24 hours left, then finally Silvio Berlusconi will indicate the name of the new governor of Bank of Italy. “Practice starts tomorrow – assured the premier -. I will send the letter to the Board of Governorson via Nazionale. It seems that the Prime Minister spoke about the new appointment with the Head of State during a summit at the Quirinale.
In any case, for the moment we are doomed to suspense. The Knight did not want to name names: "I am bound to secrecy“. According to insiders, Fabrizio Saccomanni, favored by Draghi, Napolitano and Berlusconi himself, would remain in pole position. In the last few hours, however, the hypothesis of Bini Smaghi, the Italian member of the board of the ECB who will be forced to abandon his seat by the arrival of Mario Draghi at the helm of the Eurotower, seems to have regained ground. Instead, the chances of Vittorio Grilli, a Tremontian candidate, seem to be diminishing.
As for the of development, Berlusconi reiterated the difficulties manifested yesterday: “There is no possibility of important funds, there are problems to be solved. I don't think the most capable entrepreneur of recent decades is suddenly unable to decide. I hope to be able to announce something as early as next week, even the other European colleagues with whom I am in contact do not have the magic wand… We need to think. We are all working together and we will resume today at half past one, all the ministers have collaborated”.
Finally, the spectrum of early elections: "I hope there aren't any - concluded Berlusconi - I don't see how a new government can bring about new things, I don't find around such protagonists as to change the professional level for the Council of Ministers".
