A dead party, even before being born. A project that would have given shelter to those who do not recognize themselves in the government right or, much less, in the left opposition. A spectacle that, day after day, becomes truly miserable. The confrontation of accusations between Matteo Renzi and Carlo Calenda looks more and more like a heated condominium meeting than an exchange of opinions between two of the most important Italian politicians. “At these times, Carlo Calenda continues to attack me personally, with the same criticisms that the executioners have used for months. These are typical grillini posts and tweets, not liberal democrats.” Clear, clear words, those put in black and white by the Rignano native in his Enews. “However, I don’t answer. If I am a monster today, I was also a monster six months ago, when the Italia Viva symbol was needed to present the lists. If I am a monster today, I was also a monster when I supported Calenda as leader of the Third Pole, as Mayor of Rome, as a member of the European Parliament. Or even when I named him deputy minister, ambassador, minister – continues the former mayor of Florence -. About the guarantee of those who compare a bail notice to a conviction, I have nothing to add. About the political art of someone who destroys a common project out of anger, I have nothing to add. I have nothing to add to the seriousness of those who attack people for not discussing ideas.”
However, Calenda doesn’t seem to have any intention of toning down. And, on the contrary, on Twitter he adds more fuel to the fire, in a clash that goes far beyond the tones of the normal dialectical confrontation. “In my professional life, I have never received notices of arrest or charges or convictions, despite holding positions of responsibility. I have not personally accepted money from anyone, least of all foreign dictators and autocrats. To Bonifazi who accuses me of being absent. It is a ranking made over twenty-five days of voting that has already been surpassed. When not in the Senate, he did local Action and IV initiatives. I wasn’t in Miami with Trump’s son-in-law or in Arabia getting money from Khashoggi’s killer.”
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.
