The results of the Sicilian elections confirmed even more that Pd and Udc also want to march together in Rome and Lazio. Thus the goal of the PDL vanishes which, after the earthquake in Polverini's coalition, was looking for the only possible way to face the centre-left: an organic alliance with the centrists, as well as a general turnover of men.
But Casini has clearly said no to any alliance with the PDL, thus opening a difficult negotiation with the Pd. Not easy because the Democratic Party has already made an important move: has decided that the current president of the Province, Nicola Zingaretti, will compete for the presidency of Lazio. A decision justified by the need not to be caught unprepared for an election that many expected in December, but instead we should vote in January. A choice that the UDC did not like, which considers Zingaretti linked to the "photo of Vasto", that is, to the close union with Vendola and Di Pietro.
Today the situation is no longer like a month ago. Di Pietro is experiencing a moment of crisis. Both he and Vendola suffered a defeat in Sicily. The leader of Italia dei Valori does not seem recoverable for a political project, now only Grillo's movement remains. Even Vendola has to deal with the loss of this ally. And so he doesn't want to let himself be isolated and is now certainly more open to confrontation. If the Bersani line continues, Zingaretti will also have to come to terms, agree to found his coalition by seeking an understanding with the centrists and forever tearing up the original idea of an alliance on the left.
Naturally, the Pd and Udc agreement will also be sought for the elections in the municipality of Rome. Then of course at the national level for policies. But Lazio and the capital constitute the testing ground for this new historic compromise. There are already those who hypothesize an organic alliance with a center that could attract both leaders disappointed by the Pdl and moderates present in the Democratic Party, thus creating in theory two major parties, one of the left and one of the centre, allies.
Returning to current events, if an agreement is to be found for the Region, a candidate must be found for Rome. This time the UDC does not want to be surprised. But Casini does not have an internal candidate to challenge, and in any case an agreement would be easier with a non-party personality, capable of garnering widespread support, close to the Catholic world. It's easy to think of Minister Riccardi. When his name was mentioned, leftists immediately said no, What about today? The situation could change. The extreme left has weakened and the more the experimentation of the "new historic compromise" goes on, the more weight it will lose. The primaries of the Democratic Party already see the former minister Gentiloni, the MEP Sassoli, the provincial councilor Prestipino at the starting line. Perhaps other names will be added as well.
However, the work is all about the agreement because in any case for the Capitol there will be the outgoing mayor Gianni Alemanno on the other side. It will be there with its own civic list or with the PDL symbol, it doesn't matter. For the centre-left he is certainly a more formidable opponent than the one (still unknown) they will have to face in the regionals. Why aside from the scandals, the Pdl appears to be in enormous difficulty. There are problems nationwide with decompositions and recompositions announced and denied. National and maybe even local primaries. All the high seas, also because it takes a lot of courage to run for the presidency of Lazio in the PDL. Getting back on top seems difficult, indeed impossible, and the risk is not only of losing but of doing so with shameful percentages.
Furthermore, even in Lazio it is not difficult to hypothesize a high level of abstention and there is expectation for Grillo and his movement which is growing above all where politics has disgusted the citizens. And in Lazio this happened.
