Massimo D'Alema's reaction to Pippo Civati's attack was not long in coming. and of those who, like him, accuse the great old men of the Democratic Party of having sabotaged Prodi ”. D'Alema replied by saying that he will denounce the slanderers and that "they should rather blame those who have nominated Prodi in a frankly absurd way, without preparation or an alliance". That is with Bersani.
Romano Prodi's spokeswoman and Pd MP, Sandra Zampa, said in turn: "Prodi expected that he would not pass and he had told me many hours before the numbers certified it in black and white. If he wants to say the names of whoever he cheated on, he will say it ”. Carlo Galli, political scientist and Pd parliamentarian, said that it would have been "the Dalemians and the former popular people" who did not vote for him. But D'Alema doesn't agree and is ready to give battle.