First mass and a walk through the center of Rome, then a phone call to former President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ("You can understand my concerns") and a private visit to the home of his predecessor Giorgio Napolitano, finally the preparation of the speech by settlement that will be held tomorrow in the Chambers. This was the first Sunday of the new Head of State, Sergio Mattarella.
On Tuesday the new President will be sworn in and will deliver the traditional speech to the Chambers in which he will demonstrate the salient features of his Presidency, certainly under the banner of maximum respect for the Constitution and legality but also a point of reference for the nation in the season of reforms. He will want to be an impartial arbiter and respected by all.
While awaiting the inauguration of the new President, the political forces take stock of the battle for the Quirinale. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who is the real winner, began to dot the i and said, with some irony: "Now you have finally understood what the Pact of the Nazarene is", that is, an agreement between Renzi himself and Silvio Berlusconi who included nothing other than the agreement for the approval of the two institutional reforms on the table, namely the new electoral law and the transformation of the Senate. The Quirinale was outside the Nazarene and outside it remained, pace of Silvio Berlusconi who complains of betrayals of pacts never stipulated for the Presidency of the Republic.
Renzi also replied to Alfano asking for a government check after the Ncd skid on the Quirinal. "There will be no verification," said the prime minister, who has always been allergic to the rites of the First Republic. But Renzi also reaffirmed his willingness to keep the government and legislature going until the natural deadline of 2018.
The prime minister, who won big but does not want to win big, will now try to maintain the climate of unity that he has managed to bring back to the Pd house to push forward the reforms, while the center-right - from Berlusconi to Alfano - is in disarray and in the next few days could reserve surprises.
