Elly Schlein, “intriguing”. The Romagna case angers the Democratic Party

In some cases, the absence is more noticeable than the presence. And that’s what happened to the secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein, also a former vice-president of the Emilia-Romagna region. The flood that devastated several areas of Romagna required the new leader of the Democratic Party to participate assiduously, swinging. It is not known whether she moved earlier to lend a hand or show her solidarity, but the fact is that it was only after several days of absence from the media that Schlein reappeared at the disaster sites. And that only fueled even more the skepticism of those who, in the midst of a divided party like the Democrats, do not consider him suitable for the role assigned to him by the primary elections.

To cite one, former PD minister Paola De Micheli – as reported by the The impression – he would have told how the dem mayor of Piacenza, Katia Tarasconi, in a meeting in recent days with colleagues in the area, would have considered the absence of the secretary “disconcerting”. And the feeling, according to the newspaper, would be widespread among many party members. Then Elly reappeared, exactly at the end of the afternoon of yesterday in the damaged areas along with Beatrice Poli, mayor of Casalfiumanese and Mauro Ghini, mayor of Borgo Tossignano. And she was also seen from the towns of Lugo, in the province of Ravenna, accompanied by the mayor Davide Ranalli, on a visit to the construction site where the dam that was broken by the flooding of the Santerno river is being rebuilt.

In Dem circles, it is assumed that the reasons why Elly Schlein decided to stay a little in the dark would be linked to the desire not to overshadow the constant presence of the president of the Region, as well as his opponent in the primaries, Stefano Bonaccini . But even that would show how delicate relations within the party are. But what seems most “disconcerting”, echoing Tarasconi’s alleged words, is that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been seen on Bonaccini’s side more than his number one opponent.

Source: IL Tempo

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