The leader of the Greens, Angelo Bonelli, is so swayed by Giuseppe Conte's anti-wide-field line that he even forgives the Five Star leader his ambiguity towards Trump. He seems like one of the French socialists who blindly follow the maximalist Mélenchon
The Five Star leader does not want to know about expanding the centre-left alliances with Renzi but, by placing vetoes, he is pushing away the construction of an alternative to Meloni's centre-right government. She doesn't seem like a genius...
Interview with Luigi Zanda, former parliamentarian and president of the Democratic Party senators: "Giorgia Meloni has missed the great opportunity to transform the center-right into a conservative and liberal European-style political force. The No to von der Leyen is only…
After the electoral debacle at the European elections, it is inevitable that Renzi and Calenda will step aside and "Il Foglio" raises the possibility of a return to the field of the former Margherita leader, Francesco Rurelli, to lead the relaunch of the centre. But…
Here are the elections for the European Parliament and the EU is at the crossroads: it is time to distinguish between empty promises and concrete policies. From the lesson of the Normandy landings, we learn that integration is crucial to avoid future conflicts. And the…
Conte and Calenda, after having thundered so much against the controversial Apulian Governor Emiliano, saved his seat by rejecting the motion of no confidence presented by the right and by Renzi's Iv. And Schlein, who called for a revolution in Puglia, must…
It has never been seen that the secretary of the Democratic Party signed against a reform voted by a Government led by the Democratic Party and the controversial question from Renzi, author of the Jobs Act, to the reformists of the Democratic Party does not seem idle: "What are you left with...
Unlike all the other leaders who ask for a vote for the European Parliament but will never go, Renzi and Bonino of United States of Europe have already announced that, if elected, they will resign from the Italian Parliament to move…
After the Abruzzo elections, the secretary of the Democratic Party embraces realism and, while maintaining the priority axis with the Five Star Movement, opens the doors to dialogue also to the forces of the center: "It's a mathematical fact even before a political one" if you…
The Sardinian elections do not have a national significance but they make us reflect: Meloni has lost his magic touch but the left will only be able to undermine her by allying itself with the center and adopting a realistic, reformist and anti-populist policy
By rejecting Bonino's opening to Renzi for the formation of a purposeful list for the European elections, Calenda demonstrates that he has lost the luster of when he was Minister of Development and that he puts chicken-coop squabbles before a...
Forgetting the humiliating Italian flop of Expo 2030 and the failure in the nomination to the top of the EIB, Foreign Minister Tajani tried in the Senate to accredit the image of an "Italy that wins" on the international level but he thought about it the leader…
Meloni and Schlein's Sunday rallies really couldn't have been emptier than this: not an idea of the future and no concrete proposal. Only controversy and specious attacks. Both bear the responsibility of enveloping the future of Italy...
Runoff in the political elections if no one reaches 50% in the first round: this is the proposal of the political scientist Roberto D'Alimonte which, if accepted, can allow for the direct election of the prime minister without changing the Constitution and can put people back on the right track…
You can change your mind about the minimum wage but the memory cannot be erased and labor law expert Pietro Ichino recalls that in reality the minimum wage was already in the implementing decrees of the Jobs Act but that the opposition of the CGIL prevented its implementation...
The leader of Italia Viva Matteo Renzi announced his candidacy at a press conference in Milan: "We need to give Europe a wake-up call otherwise we'll go home and the EU risks falling apart"
Divorce between Action and IV and division of the parliamentary groups. Renzi certainly has his responsibilities, but in recent times Calenda has changed his mind often and willingly and has appeared as the pickaxer of the Third Pole
Antics of the Five Stars on public funding for parties: first they open to its reintroduction but then they immediately reverse. The virus of populism is hard to defeat
"Hands off current accounts" Matteo Renzi shouts in the Senate against a provision of the fiscal delegation which introduces a tax levy on citizens' current accounts for taxes and fines" - Next week he will present a suppressive amendment to put…
The Five Stars vote with the right for a salary increase of 16 euros net per year for the group leaders of the Chamber but then they are a little ashamed and announce that they will give up on collecting it. But then why did they vote for him?
"You can't win alone" Schlein defends himself in front of the Democratic Party leadership after Saturday's boomerang with Grillo and Conte but then stumbles over alliances failing to strike up a dialogue with the Third Pole
Article 1 is officially part of Elly Schlein's Pd, moving it even further to the left. But the nostalgia for the Conte 2 government, which - as is well known - was followed by the arrival of Draghi at Palazzo Chigi, gives us no hope…
"Reformist friends, who are ferring us in the Democratic Party: they don't love you and Schlein wants your abjuration": this is what Matteo Renzi said at the national assembly of IV where he made golden bridges to the reformist wing of the Democratic Party and pressed…
Elly Schlein's main sponsor defends the new secretary after the electoral debacle but seems to ignore that the vagueness of the contents of the current Pd does not even remotely foreshadow an alternative to the Meloni government
The secretary of the Democratic Party is perhaps starting to get out of the political and programmatic vagueness: the support for Ukraine and the Yes to the Mes are very clear, even if partly obscured by the contradictions on labor policies
Only a far-sighted constitutional reform can cancel the Italian anomaly of weak and short-lived governments - The two hypotheses on the table and the test of maturity that awaits Meloni but also the opposition
Incurable rift between Renzi and Calenda: the single party of the Third Pole will not take place even if for now the parliamentarians remain in the same groups - Strategic and personality disagreements between the two leaders
Since this morning Berlusconi has been in intensive care at the San Raffaele for cardiovascular problems. "Stationary but vigilant" conditions. Instead, a new role for the leader of Italia Viva. He will be the editorial director for a year of the Riformista. Renzi: "I'm not leaving…
The surprise election of Elly Schlein does not close the game with reformism and the Democratic Party should not be considered lost but the game plan must be changed and Calenda and Renzi must hurry to found the common home of all…
Schlein's surprising victory in the Pd primaries will have effects not only on the left but on the entire Italian political scene and raises four considerations: here are the ones
With the yes of Palazzo Madama, the Meloni government is fully in the saddle, even if some signs of concern emerge from the ranks of the League
Even before the consultations at the Quirinale begin, the center-right has already reached a decisive turning point for the formation or otherwise of the new government - Renzi is convinced that the seduction of power will end up bringing Berlusconi and…
The Conte governments have on their conscience the closure of the mission unit on hydrogeological instability that the Renzi government had set up by allocating 45 million to secure the Misa river in the Marche region, then destined by the grillini to other posts of…
Very tough clash on basic income between Conte and Renzi - The leader of the Five Stars provokes that of Iv: "Come unescorted among the citizens to talk about your ideas" - Renzi replies: "You are half a man, you speak for…
Letta reproaches Renzi for having wanted the Rosatellum but in reality the leader of IV wanted the Italicum which lapsed with the rejection of the 2016 constitutional referendum which gave rise to a parliamentary agreement on the Rosatellum that no one has anymore…
According to the Noto institute, Meloni, three weeks after the vote, has three and a half points ahead of Letta but, beyond the head-to-head between Lega and Cinque Stelle, the surprise is the growth of Calenda and…
Two novelties, a double overtaking and a head-to-head are the surprising results that emerge from the latest poll by Alessandra Ghisleri less than a month before the elections
In the center-right, only Forza Italia underlines the need to complete the reforms indicated in the Pnrr - The League asks for changes and rejects the competition law
Calenda lists his goals: "Moving forward with the Draghi agenda, moving forward with the Draghi method, having Draghi as Prime Minister. And then implementing the reforms of the Pnrr" - RdC to be redone and privatized Ita and ex Ilva
The leader of the right, Giorgia Meloni, conspicuously corrects Silvio Berlusconi's gaffe on Mattarella arguing that the changing of the guard at the Quirinale should not take place immediately after the approval of the presidential elections but in the following legislature
Silvio Berlusconi hypothesizes the resignation of Mattarella in the case of approval of the presidentialism wanted by the center-right and unleashes a storm: "It is an obvious self-candidacy" thunders Enrico Letta and Calenda adds: "Berlusconi is not in himself"
Negotiations in full swing between Calenda and Renzi to give life to the reformist Third Pole and present themselves together in the elections of 25 September. The novelty that is being thought of is to make the two ministers Carfagna and Bonetti the front…
Carlo Calenda, annoyed by Letta's agreements with Bonelli and Fratoianni, breaks the electoral alliance with the Democratic Party and shakes up the political scenarios of the centre-left - For now, Calenda, who will not be followed by +Europe, decides to go alone to vote...
The alliance between Pd, Action and +Europe makes the dream of a great reformist Center fade away but, beyond the always possible twists and turns on electoral alliances, if Calenda and Renzi get a good result in the vote, the speech…
Even the Red-Greens in the center-left team: the agreement provides for an 80-20 ratio in single-member constituencies between Pd and Si-Ev. How will Calenda react? Is Renzi allied with Pizzarotti? The fury of Di Maio who, however, then reaches a new understanding with…
The Democratic Party is contemplating nominating Susanna Camusso for Milan, a controversial former general secretary of the CGIL, but in addition to being a provocation to Calenda, the move would be a sensational boomerang for Letta's party: for these reasons
Renzi: "We cannot ally with those who voted against Draghi" - Conte: "Good luck to the new crowd" - Tajani: "Action throws off the mask: it is the fifth column of the Democratic Party"
The Democratic Party effectively rejects Calenda's requests on the stop to divisive candidates and on the clarity of the programs and the electoral marriage, barring twists, moves away
The Minister of Health and leader of Article 1, Speraza, does not hide his nostalgia for the Five Stars and proposes "technical connections" with Conte's party by downsizing the Draghi agenda
INTERVIEW WITH BRUNO TABACCI, Undersecretary of the Prime Minister and leader of the Democratic Center - "the vote of 26 June shows that the country does not appreciate the ambiguities of the right and trusts more in the seriousness of the Draghi government"…
Salvini and Conte are the losers of the municipal elections. Meloni wins in the center right. The Democratic Party is confirmed as the first party, but the 5 Star flop brings it closer to the reformist area
Draghi, Letta and Renzi rejoice in Macron's electoral success in France because they appreciate his Europeanism and reforming drive. Instead, Conte's embarrassment and Salvini's frustration are evident
Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is convinced that a leap in political quality is needed to stop the war by bringing in former Chancellor Merkel to mediate between Russia and Ukraine
Mattarella's reappointment to the Presidency of the Republic is not enough to erase the poor performance of the political class but the merits and demerits are not the same for everyone - Here are the votes for the six main leaders: the rejected outnumber…
Revolt of Forza Italia, Italia Viva, Leu and half Pd against the Salvini-Conte axis to nominate Belloni for the Presidency of the Republic - Two votes today
INTERVIEW WITH CARLO CALENDA, leader of Azione - "In the race for the Quirinale the sequence is getting wrong: first we need to think about which government to run and then decide on the president of the Republic" - "The risks that Italy…
A few days after the start of voting for the President of the Republic, the games are all open but Renzi's stop and Salvini's braking almost completely extinguish Berlusconi's dreams, while the Draghi hypothesis makes its way,…
Even the last of the large popular banks complies with the Renzi reform and abandons the cooperative regime and voting by person (rather than by number of shares of each shareholder) and becomes a joint stock company and therefore contestable - A…
According to an electoral poll conducted for Il Sole 24 Ore by Professor D'Alimonte, without the electoral contest of IV and Action, the centre-left would be 6 points behind the centre-right which, barring unforeseen events or a new proportional electoral law,…
The violent media-judicial smear campaign against Matteo Renzi seems to forget not only the rights guaranteed to people by the law and the Constitution but also the sense of the ridiculous and does not fail to end up in the grotesque: as in the case of the elusive…
The shipwreck on the Zan bill and the anathemas launched against Renzi and Forza Italia are gathering menacing clouds over the Democratic Party in view of the election of the President of the Republic and the political elections: this is why
In the end, the secretary of the Democratic Party and the leader of Italia Viva met in a meeting that was neither sweet nor bitter: personal resentments were set aside but political divisions remain - Agree in supporting the…
At the National Assembly of Italia Viva Matteo Renzi claims the birth of the Draghi government and appreciates Letta's turn but awaits him to the test of facts.
INTERVIEW WITH MARCO BENTIVOGLI, former secretary general of the metalworkers of the Cisl and now coordinator of Base Italia - "In the report of the new secretary of the Democratic Party there are important signs of openness but the Democratic Party must be rebuilt by recovering the spirit of the Olive tree,…
NEW PD SECRETARY ELECTED - "We don't need a new secretary but a new Pd that brings together soul and screwdriver and that is inspired by Delors and Prodi" said Enrico Letta, presenting his political platform, strongly…
INTERVIEW WITH GENNARO BEST, deputy of Italia Viva and former Undersecretary of Justice - "The political changes in the Five Stars and in the Democratic Party are the result of the failure of their previous political line that our initiative has put into…
The government crisis, courageously provoked by Renzi, had the great merit of paving the way for the Draghi government which marks a clear discontinuity with respect to the Conte governments - But now we need a major renewal of politics with an eye,…
INTERVIEW WITH CLAUDIO MARTELLI, former socialist leader and former Minister of Justice - "Draghi's speech to Parliament impressed me: a quantum leap compared to the brawls we were used to and his team is better than…
Until 15 days ago a Draghi government seemed like a chimera but luckily the dream came true. And not by chance. Here are the report cards of the crisis: who won and who lost, who got promoted…
With the meeting on Saturday morning with the Five Stars (led by Beppe Grillo) and with the League (led by Matteo Salvini), the prime minister in charge Mario Draghi closes the first round of his consultations: the Government is close but still need to be done…
Only in a dramatic hour like the current one could the President's government arrive and the dream of entrusting the leadership of the country to Mario Draghi, the man of impossible missions who can pull Italy out of the terrible crisis in which it ended...
There are 8 reasons for the break between Italia Viva and the former government allies that derailed the exploration of Fico who went up to the Quirinale in the evening to put the exploratory mandate back in the hands of the President of the Republic…
According to a Winpoll-Il Sole 24 Ore poll, a possible Conte electoral list would become the first in the center-left and would take away many votes from both the Democratic Party and the Five Stars: what repercussions can these data have on the consultations and on the outcome of the crisis…
During the first day of exploration of Fico, the idea of a program contract emerges. On the names, both the Five Stars and the Democratic Party reiterate their preference for Conte premier but Iv asks to discuss first…
The President of the Republic has entrusted an exploratory mandate to the President of the Chamber to verify whether the reconstitution of the outgoing majority is feasible - If this solution proves impossible, the institutional government option would become topical again - Huffington Post…
President Mattarella entrusts the President of the Chamber Fico with the task of exploring the possibility of reconstituting the government majority while the Five Stars, despite splitting, blow up the veto on Renzi as long as Iv says yes to Conte-ter, as they ask...
In the conversation with Mattarella, Italia Viva does not set ultimatums but for now does not give the go-ahead to the Conte-ter and would prefer an exploratory mandate to assess whether the conditions are there to reconstitute a majority - Displaced once again…
The President of the Republic, who has started the consultations, will entrust the task of forming the new government to Conte only if the outgoing premier is able to find a "strong and cohesive" majority which for now does not exist, unless…
Instead of insisting on personal prejudices ("either without Renzi or the vote") and seeking ragged majorities, the political crisis could take more constructive paths by relying on an explorer that recreates the foundations of a more solid government - The contribution of the economist of…
How do you explain the crushing of the Democratic Party in the defense of the premier to the bitter end? With the belief that the premier is the synthesis and guarantee of the ever closer embrace with the Five Stars - But what if Conte presents…
Conte frantically continues his search for defectors to avoid the Government's parliamentary rejection on the Bonafede report on Wednesday but Tabacci warns: "We need a Conte-ter to attract those responsible" - But the premier niche on his resignation - If Conte fails, the…
Speaking in the Senate, the leader of Italia Viva overturns the accusation of having caused an "irresponsible crisis" and presses Conte by recalling the real crises in the country and asking the premier for a change in government action instead of a "collected" majority from a…
After the go-ahead from the Chamber, today we are voting for confidence in the Senate, where the absolute majority is 161, with respect to which Conte would still be missing 5 or 6 votes - Zingaretti's appeal to abandon Renzi is…
Conte has not yet found support to shore up his shaky majority but still wants to face Parliament's vote - But doubts about the government's political stability are growing and Europe warns us about the Mes and the Recovery
INTERVIEW WITH GIANNI TAMBURI, number one of Tip - "In the global world, economy and finance have taken over politics" - "But Renzi has a thousand reasons about the Recovery" - "The stock market will rise again, the equity would be an own goal" -…
In view of Monday's debate and confidence vote in the Chambers, the premier is trying to gather a group of about ten dissident MPs - whom some call "responsible" and others new Scilipoti - to shore up the majority...
Today Renzi will say whether he leaves the government and the majority or not, but Conte's either-or changes the cards on the table and brings the clash in Parliament closer, unless Mattarella intervenes - Four hypotheses in the field
After Mattarella's appeal to speed up the approval of the Recovery Fund, Renzi seems oriented to give the green light in tonight's CDM to the plan for the allocation of European resources for "institutional responsibility", but the developments of the crisis remain uncertain...
In the eternal conflict between conservatives and innovators, it is not surprising that the entire ex PCI company - from D'Alema to Bersani, from Zingaretti to Bettini and Orlando - takes sides in defense of Conte, a champion of inaction and transformation, that the…
"We cannot afford to float, a political synthesis must be found quickly on the Recovery Plan. The horizon is always that of the legislature", says the premier who adds on vaccines: "I exclude the obligation". In the Senate, Renzi renews his criticisms of the management of EU funds,…
Rain of counter-proposals on the Government's Recovery Plan that Conte, ever closer to the showdown, will find it difficult to satisfy - "If there is no agreement, they will do without us" says the leader of Italia Viva, Matteo Renzi, according to…
Conte cancels the Recovery task force and with Renzi's Italia Viva the Christmas truce kicks off - But it is too early to say that the government crisis will be avoided: the distribution of the 209 billion of the Recovery and…
In yesterday's brief meeting at Palazzo Chigi, the leader of Italia Viva asked for a clear change of direction both on the method and on the merits of the government's decisions and gave Conte time to respond promptly by…
The meeting between the premier and the leader of Italia Viva was set for 13 pm and was postponed to Thursday. Meanwhile Renzi writes that he is ready to withdraw the ministers Bellanova and Bonetti from the executive. Preliminary ruling on the health Mes. It's getting closer…
Conte will try to mend with Renzi and lay the foundations for his third government, but in the event of failure, Palazzo Chigi will change tenants: early elections remain highly unlikely - Renzi sets the deadline for December 28: either…
Claudio Petruccioli, historic leader of the PCI and one of the protagonists of the so-called turning point of Bolognina after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, comes to terms with the unresolved problems of the left in a new edition of the book "Rendiconto - La…
Either Prime Minister Conte goes back on the control room, on the Recovery funds and on the Secret Service Foundation or it will be a government crisis, because Renzi will not vote on the Budget Law and will withdraw his ministers if not…
Today I vote in Parliament on the reform of the Mes, but it is on the Recovery that Conte risks, because Renzi, with the indirect support of Zingaretti and part of the Five Stars, asks the premier to cancel the cabin from the Budget Law ...
The Renzians abandon the majority meeting and reject the task force created by Conte to manage the Recovery Fund - But the hottest appointment of the week is Wednesday in Parliament, when the reform of the Mes will have to be voted on, which…
While Prime Minister Conte, winking at the No-Vax wing of the grillini, hypothesizes only a voluntary use of the anti-Covid vaccine, Renzi clearly sides with its obligation and starts collecting signatures
