“Is it real? The truth is that Calenda is afraid of losing Congress”. Among Italia Viva MPs, this explains Action’s “tension”, which culminated this morning in a series of questions and answers between representatives of the two parties. A “classic” convention starting from the bottom, in the regions the Renzians want, could put a less structured party like Action in a difficult position. Hence the voltages with respect to Iv. And this morning, after days of silence, there was a response from Renzians to the battery. “Enough, they’ve been beating us for ten days,” explains a deputy Iv.
The controversy began after group leader Matteo Richetti’s remarks on TV that cast doubt on Matteo Renzi’s true intentions, followed by a “fragmented exit” from Azione’s parts, as described by an exponent of Iv over Renzi’s “tactics”. Who will risk the birth of a single party? It’s an escalation that began with the announcement of the former prime minister’s new post as director of the Reformist. “There is a risk of conflict of interest,” Calenda said recently.
The doubts Richetti raises today: “One has to decide whether one does politics or knowledge in life. When Renzi calls me, is he talking to me about the party or is he interviewing me for Riformista?” Hence the Renzians’ reaction. Ivan Scalfarotto takes off: “We read that Richetti has doubts about Renzi’s election. First they want him to step back, then they are not convinced. Fortunately, the one-party congress starts on June 10 and all doubts will be resolved on June 19, the physiological democratic game” .
Then comes an official note from Iv in response to accusations of tactics: “Italia Viva has no tactics. We have decided to hold a democratic convention where we will openly confront each other and not with nameless showgirls”, reads yes. “We are ready for the congress that Calenda wants to be held. And we have our name and surname written on it. There is someone who changes his mind once a day, but we are not that person. As for Renzi: He was asked to take a step back, he took a step back,” the note affirmed. “.
Davide Faraone also intervenes: “We are waiting for Calenda to assemble the rules desk, we are waiting for Calenda to convene the political committee, we are waiting for Calenda to explain how we will stand as a congressional candidate. Not Renzi, but Calenda. Thank goodness from June 10.” We will vote democratically from now on”.
And again Luciano Nobili: “The problem is not the disbandment of Italia Viva, but the impression that Action disbanded for their internal division. Fortunately, the convention starts on June 10”. Finally, Teresa Bellanova: “We hold the congress and discuss everything there. That’s how democratic parties do it. Who is afraid of democracy?” asks the former Renzian minister.
Towards the parliamentary meeting
Matteo Renzi will meet the parliamentarians and executives of Italia Viva tonight at 21:30. The meeting will be mixed: face-to-face, in the chamber of the former Senate Defense Committee, and online. Parliament had already convened last Friday with a single-party agenda. But the argument that has escalated over the past few hours with Azione and Carlo Calenda fails to take center stage in the confrontation. “Fiery expressions that don’t seem reassuring to me…” observes a great Renzian. Meanwhile, IV. Despite everything, the General Staff reiterates its desire to continue on the path of one party. Finally, Maria Elena Boschi said: “I’m reading the discussions within the Third Pole. I’m sorry. We chose to have a single party and we have already set the dates. We are not changing our minds and are working towards that. #10 June”.
Source: Today IT

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