A majestic expanse of blue. Intense, bombastic, unprecedented. With four small red marks. The triumphs of the center-right in the regional elections in Lazio and Lombardy redraw the political and administrative map of our country. And they consign to history a result that, even at the time of Berlusconi’s dominance over the PDL, had not been achieved by the moderates. In a sea, say, of territories led by the center-right, there are still four in which voters wanted to place their trust in the progressives.
It should be noted that these are completely different cases. We start from the North and then go down along the boot. The first red region we encounter is Emilia Romagna. Here Stefano Bonaccini triumphed in 2020 both for a long tradition, which sees Bologna and its surroundings still today enjoying the Sol dell’Avvenire, and for a centre-right candidate, Lucia Borgonzoni, who failed to stand out. Also for the contribution, at that decisive moment, that the Sardine movement gave to the candidate for the secretariat of the Democratic Party.
Even Tuscany was always considered a favorable territory for the left. For its party tradition. But Eugenio Giani had to sweat the victory against the fierce Susanna Ceccardi, who lost only because of the guilt (or merit, depending on your point of view) of the vote in Florence, where the difference between the two candidates was almost thirty percentage points. A completely different speech must be made for Campania. Here Vincenzo De Luca became governor more in his own right than by the coalition. The former mayor of Salerno, a true star in his television appearances, has become a real character. Again, his opponent Stefano Caldoro was not the best choice. Rejected, without appeal, by voters, who gave him just 18.1% of the vote.
Finally, Puglia, where Michele Emiliano’s victory was the result of an intense electoral campaign, which saw the former magistrate of Bari overtake his opponent Raffaele Fitto by less than eight percentage points. The remaining fifteen regions (Valle d’Aosta is run by Union Valdotaine, certainly not center-right hostile to be honest) are all run by the Conservatives. The North, in its entirety, but also Sardinia and Sicily, not forgetting the Marches, Abruzzo and the deep South. A sea of blue, stretching from Turin to Catanzaro, from Trieste to Palermo, passing through Ancona and Genoa. An overwhelming wave, a priceless heritage of approval.
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.
