Of course, what happened does not stop only in Lazio. And not just because other centre-right regions (Lombardy, Campania and Calabria for example) are in the crosshairs of the judiciary. But because all the political forces have been shaken by the sancndali of these days. Of course with different levels of responsibility. But what is certain is that the Lazio scandal does not stop at Fiorito and Battistoni, nor does it end with the resignation of the president of the region. The impression is that we are facing the dissolution of what has gone by the name of the second republic.
The losers are many others. Starting with Berlusconi who tried until the last minute (with the support of the leadership group of the PDL, from Alfano to Cicchitto, from Gasparri to La Russa) to freeze the Polverini presidency. With dramatic consequences: the party collapses once again in the polls and Berlusconi's return to the field appears increasingly problematic and risky. Nor is it a coincidence that both in the front of the former AN and in that of Forza Italia we return to regret the failure to "unpack", that is to say an agreed split. All while Polverini's threats loom against "the pleasant characters who roamed Europe". Clear reference to the parties organized by the councilor De Romanis (the one who dressed as Ulysses welcomed ancient Romans and pigs). As can be seen, the grotesque climate of these days has not yet abated.
But if the Pdl cries, neither the Pd nor the centrists can afford to laugh. The council group of the Democratic Party had collected the stratospheric public funding of Lazio and according to many even agreed. Sure, it's one thing to spend on posters, another for feasts with ancient Roman hairpieces and the purchase of SUVs for individual councilors. But the impression is that the councilors of the Democratic Party and other opposition forces are at least responsible for failing to report. As for the UDC, it is difficult to forget that the Polverini junta was able to count on its participation and support and that Casini was inclined to call his advisers to resign, only after a harsh intervention by Cardinal Bagnasco on the consequences of the scandal.
In short: the national scope of what happened in Lazio is evident. It is another blow to a country and a democracy still in difficulty. We are a few months away from the elections and there is still no credible electoral law, what happened makes it even more difficult for an agreement between the political forces, which have so far (some reluctantly) supported the Monti government. And the words spoken by the Prime Minister shortly before going to the United States are particularly significant. Monti, with an implicit but clear reference to the PDL, denounced the "inertia" of part of politics on the necessary anti-corruption law.
