From Brussels, the message came loud and clear: "after the results of the elections which saw the affirmation of sovereign or at least critical forces towards Europe, we trust in the wisdom and persuasive strength of President Mattarella to give a government to the country that is not destructive of the European construction". In short, since a majority did not emerge from the polls, the role of the President of the Republic acquires greater importance, as has already happened in the past with Napolitano. It will be up to him to unravel the skein, while guaranteeing Italy's permanence in the European sphere and avoiding adventures that could jeopardize not only the future of our country but the very existence of the EU.
And in fact, reading carefully the first moves of the winners Di Maio and Salvini and those of the defeated Renzi, one can already glimpse the plot that the Quirinale is patiently weaving to arrive at a solution that is, if not optimal, the least risky for the our future and that of the entire European community. Salvini seems to be aiming more than at the government, at consolidating his leadership of the centre-right by not giving up his strongest slogans against the Euro and the policy of Brussels, and saying that it is the Italians who must decide their own destiny without depend on the markets, banks or bureaucrats in Brussels. Di Maio, on the other hand, has even more accentuated his moderate face by sending a direct message to the markets and investors to reassure them of the non-subversive intentions of a 5-star government, while politically he has opened up to other parties both for the institutional offices of the Chamber and the Senate both in terms of government. In addition, Di Battista, after Renzi's announcement of his delayed resignation, did not hesitate to define the secretary of the Democratic Party as a junkyard, that is, as someone who, in order to hinder the dialogue between the democratic party and the 5 Star , appears willing to completely destroy his party before leaving the secretariat.
In short, it seems to understand that the Quirinale, supported by the most various political commentators, is pushing the PD to find some form of agreement to give birth to a 5 Star government. He evidently judges the grillini less dangerous than Salvini's right. And in fact the 5 Star program is so vague that it could very well adapt to any compromise. In addition, in the cities they manage, the pentastellati seem to have abandoned any revolutionary attempt to adapt to managing the existing situation, with a strong propensity to postpone all problems, in short, to do little or nothing. Certainly this does not seem like a suitable recipe to get Italy back on track, but perhaps it is less worse - they reason in Brussels - than the attempt to get the country out of the Euro or to impose duties on imports as the right wing led by Salvini continues to want .
The PD obviously, after the electoral defeat, is faced with a difficult choice. Renzi, whose era is now over, attempted a backlash getting in the way of any opening of dialogue with the populists and the sovereigns. It is a move which appears to be consistent with what was said during the electoral campaign, but which not many in the party seem willing to share. Indeed, it is clear that support for a Di Maio government entails the risk for the PD of definitively disappearing from the scene, retaining only a few notable seats, but effectively passing the baton to the younger and more vigorous pentastellati. But on the other hand, the refusal of any agreement could lead to new elections in which the PD would in all probability be destined to disappear like the French socialists. In short, in some ways the choice is only on "how" you want to die: in a more gentle way with an agreement or suddenly with new elections.
In all of this, the merits of the problems seem to take second place at the moment. The 5 Stars have taken their votes especially in the South by promising the basic income, therefore money to everyone without working, a reform of the Fornero, and other state interventions. How will they deliver on their promises without spooking the markets and thereby driving up interest rates? Evidently these are promises that can only be kept to a small extent. And then in all likelihood their politics will tend to push on issues of petty demagoguery such as the salaries of parliamentarians, annuities, golden pensions, all stuff that does not solve any problem, but which it throws to the rancorous masses of subjects on which to vent your frustrations.
It's not an exciting prospect. But the ruling class of this country doesn't seem able to offer anything better at the moment.
