Maurizio Martina is no longer regent: the Pd assembly appointed him secretary almost unanimously (seven against and thirteen abstentions). However, the dems were divided once again on the intervention of Matteo Renzi (“I am not leaving the party”) and with the intervention of Zingaretti. However, he held up the agreement on the next stages of the journey ahead: the congress in October and the primaries in February, probably on the 24th, according to the most insistent rumors. So before the European elections scheduled between 23 and 29 May 2019.
In his speech, Matteo Renzi whipped up the audience. “I will assume all the responsibilities – he said – but I'm not the only one responsible”. “Let's stop considering those around us enemies. We will meet again at the congress, you will lose the congress again and the next day you will come back to attack whoever won“. “I love being on the contents and thinking, for those who are able to think, not for everyone…”, she insisted. And then to her: "I suggest you not to fall into provocations".
And again: “One cannot always, however and only, attack from within. Because this helps the right. No more backyard fights that our people can no longer stand. I will give my contribution to the educational and cultural battle against those who want to enclose us in hatred and fear”. "Take the path I want, I'm here, but if you start all over again the day after the elections, the problem is when the congress ends, not when it starts", he adds. “We are not at the third Republic but we are not even at the first Republic in which the current of a party imagines weakening the leader to then have something more. Either we realize it or we will lose the opportunity to make an impact”.
“What struck me the most about Matteo's speech and I was also a little sorry is that in the end he never prepares himself to listen to others, of the reasons of others. For a leader it is a huge limitation ”, replied Nicola Zingaretti. The minority disputes the former secretary: "Enough Blair," says Andrea Orlando. But Martina foreshadows a roadmap: she foresees "in October a major appointment that addresses the country through a constructive agreement". He will be put to the vote at the end of the meeting.
