A thin line connects Rome to Milan and Florence. A common thread, a starting point to restore strained relations, to create a new alliance, considered the only weapon capable of bridging the current, enormous gap, in terms of consensus, between the center-right. The mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, decided to hire thirty-year-old lawyer Andrea Benvenuti. Let us specify right away that this is an absolutely regular procedure, an employment contract regulated by article 90 with a determination (specifically, note from the mayor) protocol nº 393122 of the last 21st of November. Benvenuti, who has a top-notch curriculum, indisputable from any point of view, will become an “employee to be allocated to the Political-Institutional Relations Office with the mission of supporting the manager in relations with other territorial public entities”.
The purpose of this choice is purely political. Benvenuti was in fact Giuseppe Conte’s right-hand man during his stay at Palazzo Chigi. He was his private secretary. One path, that of a rapprochement between the dem and the grillini, which had its first step in confirming the support, in the next regional elections in Lombardy, of Pierfrancesco Majorino, center-left candidate, also for the Five Star Movement.
“The Democratic Party will deny it to death, but the die is cast and the political reasoning is very simple, evident – highlighted an important leader of Italia Viva – If Bonaccini becomes secretary, Nardella will have a prominent role at Festa. And there will be an attempt to recreate the wide field. It’s a legitimate choice, God forbid, but anyone who has been involved in politics for a few years knows perfectly well that certain assumptions are never casual. They’ve made a decision: they want to stay with the Grillinis, say no to big works and yes to basic income. We take note and immediately say we don’t want to be in the game. Never in an alliance with Conte.
By the way, in Lombardy, with Letizia Moratti, there would really be a chance to win and tear the Region away from the centre-right”. From Palazzo Vecchio they categorically deny this reconstruction, arguing that “it is a task based on competences, not on political factors”.
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.
