All that remains is to wait, again, for the new government. The meeting (the second round after the first approaches at the turn of April 25), which took place in the morning, between the president of the Chamber Roberto Fico and the delegation of the Democratic Party led by the regent of the Democratic Party Maurizio Martina recorded "important steps forward" , as well as the subsequent meeting with Luigi Di Maio for the M5s.
Leaving Montecitorio, Maurizio Martita confirmed the will of the dem to continue, but did not hide that the difficulties still remain and has essentially postponed everything to the meeting of the national PD leadership: it will be held on May 3rd.
«For us – said Martina – it was necessary for the M5S to definitively close the phase of confrontation with the center-right and the League. Very important words have been said about this that we want to acknowledge». You then added that there is no shortage of problems: «We do not hide the difficulties and differences that animate the confrontation, and it is fair to say this out of seriousness and responsibility. We are different forces with sometimes very different points of view». For this reason, she concluded, "we have decided to convene the national leadership of the Democratic Party on May 3 next to decide if and how to access this comparison from a collective community. We discuss together and then we work together”.
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Opening words also from Luigi di Maio: “We have to abandon the vocabulary of the first and second republics. And in the Third Republic there are no alliances between the political forces, which are taking a step back. We have 32 percent. We are not autonomous and therefore we are trying to bring home a good upward government contract, not downwards."
“We too could have acted in partisan interests, we could have done like the League – explains the political leader of the M5s -. But I can't wait to get to work." “I understand – continues the leader – who among our people says 'never with the Democratic Party', as I understand who among the voters of the Democratic Party says 'never with the M5s'. But here there was never any talk of going with anyone. Here we are talking about not denying even profound differences. We are simply beginning to think from a non-partisan perspective. It is an opportunity, this eighteenth legislature. If you manage to do things well, otherwise you go back to voting. And if there is a return to the vote, I am convinced that the 5-star Movement will emerge strengthened".
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All that remains for Roberto Fico now is to register the glimmer that has opened up and then return at the Quirinale where in the afternoon he is expected by the president Sergio Mattarella. It remains to be seen whether the Quirinale will allow more time or decide to close the circle.
But the modest openings that the news must record cannot make us forget the resistance is still very strong both in the Grillina base and in the Dem one on the possibility of an M5S-PD government. Not only is Matteo Renzi firmly against it, convinced that Pd voters do not want this solution, but the waters in the center-right are no less agitated after the statements by Silvio Berlusconi who compared the pentastellato movement to Hitler.
Not only that, a new statement by also arrived in the afternoon Matteo Salvini. For the moment, the leader of the League is watching, but has no intention of giving up on entering the government: "I'm not closing the door on anyone, I hope that the soap opera between Renzi and Di Maio doesn't last too long and in my opinion it would be a disrespectful government for the Italians. When they've finished their flirtation, if it goes as badly as I think, I'm here“. Salvini said as I came down from the building of the Montecitorio groups.
(Last update at 16.34 on 26 April)
