Pd convention towards Schlein vs primary Bonaccini

The national congress commission publishes the first official data from the provincial commissions. As of February 6, 20,184 members voted. The results are as follows: Bonaccini 9,808 votes, equal to 48.8%; Schlein 7,424 votes or 36.94%; Cuperlo 1,690 votes, equal to 8.41%; De Micheli 1,176 votes, equal to 5.85%. Therefore, the first results of the consultation to elect the Democratic Party secretary are to see Emilia Romagna’s president ahead, compared to her rivals Elly Schlein, Paola De Micheli and Gianni Cuperlo.

“Congress data confirms every day that the Democratic Party is the only impersonal party. Hundreds of thousands of members participate in a democratic debate on the political-programmatic platforms of the candidates and on real platforms. With the opening of the primary elections, everyone will be involved in the selection of the leadership and governing bodies.”

A note from the National Congressional Commission continues: “For this, we thank the regional leaders and militants who have worked with great generosity and devotion for the conventions around these hours and organized the widest turnout of the electorate”.

The same note also indicates that voting is not done regularly everywhere. “The National Congressional Commission will examine critical issues as they arise. Particular emphasis has been placed on the case of Caserta State, where to date the Provincial Commission has not approved member registration and there has been a large number of irregularities in registration. Therefore, a working group was appointed to thoroughly check the status of 2022 membership in the province in question. More generally, the Commission has checked all online cards and identified 4681 cards that may have been made differently and for which we provide precise information so that they can be verified and canceled by the relevant provincial commissions. Our work at this stage aims to ensure the widest and most transparent participation of members and members, and to organize the February 26 open primaries in the best way possible.

First statements from within the Democratic Party

“I am satisfied with the numbers I read, it seems to me that there is a difference of more than 10 points between the members,” said Stefano Bonaccini, head of the Emilia-Romagna Region, of the Democratic Party, which voted in the primaries in demo circles to elect the new secretary. “We are doubling the votes in Emilia-Romagna, where they know us better than anywhere else, but this is decided by the members, the voters,” said Bonaccini. Parties, then let’s see how many people will vote on February 26.”

But the match was not lost for Marco Furfaro, deputy national spokesman for the Schlein motion: “The gap can be closed and is much smaller than expected. Then after the clubs there will be a vote in the primaries, which should be open to those approaching the Democratic Party to replace him. Therefore, Schlein could be the favourite. I think, the outcome of the circles may be reversed. We exceed expectations, others are far below and I understand that these hours are disappointing. We warned about looking more at the squares and less at the ballot boxes. Schlein is driven by enthusiasm and a wind of change. The climate is very positive. The club’s result is clear for There will be more support Primaries. In regions where the governing group is with Bonaccini and where it has been governed for ten years, such as Tuscany, the gap is 8 points, so Bonaccini is unbreakable and Schlein advances. In the primaries it will obviously be another story”.