No tam tom among party secretariats or among elected officials. For the choice of candidate for the presidency of the Region of Lazio, the centre-right, or rather, Giorgia Meloni, still takes time. She decides and she will announce. When? Nobody knows. What many take for granted, however, is that the first public appearance of the gubernatorial candidate will be in the three days of events, from December 15th to 17th, in Piazza del Popolo, in celebration of the first ten years of the Brothers of Italy. After all, there is no more time to waste. Once the date of the elections in Lazio is official for February 12, there are in fact ten weeks left, at least three of which are during the Christmas holidays. The deadline for submitting lists of candidates to the Regional Council ends on January 12th. So, a bad month of election campaign.
Little, for example, to make known a character that is not yet known to the citizens and although the polls (the latest show the Brothers of Italy in Lazio around 34%) can reassure, on the other side of the field the center-A left has the advantage of placing the councilor for health, Alessio D’Amato, for three years practically in the entire region. This would be one of the reasons why the choice of a civic candidate – there was talk of the president of the Red Cross, Francesco Rocca – is in fact decreasing also due to a “non-condemnation” of the allies of the League and Forza Italia. Both at the window, waiting for the majority party leader to drop the ace.
“We are calmly awaiting a candidacy proposal, however, we are working on the lists of candidates,” said Salvini Premier League Roman secretary Davide Bordoni, a day after his first meeting with all the candidates and parties. coordinators.
Forza Italia also calls its people to a first “official” demonstration of the regional teams on the 16th of December. Instead, mouths closed in Fratelli d’Italia, where the «Fabio Rampelli case» embarrasses. The co-founder of the party, vice-president of the Chamber, considered Giorgia Meloni to be a “mentor”, insistently appointed as one of the most likely candidates for the presidency of the Region, however, she would not find the consensus of the leader herself. Even the name of the former regional councilor and now deputy, Chiara Colosimo, always present in the totonomi, seems to have lost some points. At the moment, three possible candidates are on the table: MEP and former mayor of Terracina, Nicola Procaccini, MEP Paolo Trancassini and Roberta Angelilli, former MEP and vice-president of the European Parliament. The “moderate” profile of the former vice-president of the Region, Luciano Ciocchetti, is always valid, even if Meloni’s intention is to launch a name closely linked to the history of the Brothers of Italy, or the right. It’s not an easy game, Lazio’s.
Despite favorable polls, the candidate’s choice may decide the outcome of the polls. It happened with the elections for mayor of Rome. Repeating the mistake this time would have worse consequences. Giorgia Meloni is Roman. The party that is preparing to celebrate its tenth anniversary today has its roots in the Eternal City. Losing at home, according to the country’s government, would mean giving an important boost to her leadership. Is that why the allies are standing by and watching? Who does not stand still and watch is the center left. The Democratic Party formed the commissions for the formation of the lists. Alessio D’Amato is at full speed, thanks to the support also from the Third Pole and always with the hope of making an agreement – almost impossible until now – with Cinquestelle. If, on the one hand, the Democratic Party without the “broad field” has little chance of victory, on the other hand it is still the party that governs the capital and the left’s “call to arms” could bring together this electorate – from the center-left – that the September 25 elections stayed at home. So Alessio D’Amato, despite being a longtime politician, is not perceived by citizens as a party man. Elements that the center-right cannot and should not underestimate. Just as the last elections in the capital teach.
Source: IL Tempo
Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.
