Elly Schlein e Stefano Bonaccini they find theagreement. After a long video call, the skein on the presidency of the Democratic Party is unraveled: the new secretariat will propose the name of the governor of Emilia-Romagna to theAssembly of the Pd scheduled Sunday March 12, when in Rome the delegates of the National Assembly will ratify the appointment of Schlein as national secretary of the dem.
Thus ends the stalemate that had lasted for over 10 days and which various contacts between the two fronts had not managed to dissolve. “A positive meeting carried out in an atmosphere of full collaboration. As a result of the discussion – the Pd communicated in the evening – Schlein intends to propose the name of Stefano Bonaccini, as president, to the Assembly of the Democratic Party”. Bonaccini — defeated at primary - it will be there new president of the Party, that role of guarantee that both the governor and his supporters considered the best to "recognize" the weight of a motion that in any case collected almost half of the votes in the congress (46,25%).
Schlein, moreover, had no alternatives: putting aside Bonaccini - who had refused the role of deputy secretary - would have been the antechamber of an escape from the party and its crushing on the left (and in particular on the 5 Star Movement).
Bonaccini-Schlein agreement: National Assembly of the Democratic Party in Rome
The National Assembly should not reserve any surprises for the new secretary. However, Bonaccini's presidency is only one piece of the puzzle of the mending work that the majority and the minority must complete. There are other assignments to outline. Starting from group leaders di Camera e Senate, for which the "renewal" wanted by Schlein will have to meet the "guarantees" expected by a minority that does not want to be sidelined and for which the two will return to talk to each other after the meeting. A sign that, despite the good relations, the political issues are very delicate and difficult to resolve. And that in the end, to ensure "smooth navigation", the idea prevailed of leaving aside the political line on which the new Democratic Party will be based, marked by the electoral blow at the end of September and which intends to promote a possible alternative to a government coalition which at the moment appears "armored".
While on the alliance front it is still thick fog. calenda she continues to distance herself ("with Schlein we are distant" because she "has a very ideological and simplistic vision of the things of life", he reiterated). Instead, a possible success for Bonaccini in the primaries would have been a completely different scenario, judged by many to be the hereditary ferryman of Matteo Renzi.
