Economic crisis, war in Ukraine, floods. But on Elly’s agenda, unity and certainty, the only fixed point, for now, is participation in Rome’s next Pride. An appointment not to be missed, especially now that the issue of rights has also become central for the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, who just yesterday proceeded to transcribe the first two birth certificates of children from two mothers. Both, mayor and dem secretary, received the unconditional applause of Alessandro Zan, champion of this and other battles, the only one to speak of “compactness of the Democratic Party”. A small record.
In fact, never before has the printed leadership in the party disoriented the reformists and confused the moderate area as in these hours. “The Radical Party was already there, there’s no need to duplicate it,” rumbled backstage. The secretariat meeting, which lasted just under 5 hours, served to address several topics. The desk behind the Nazarene desk, the rest of the components in online mode. “Maybe I’ll have time to catch the train,” Elly greeted the receptionists at 2:20 pm. In time to respond to Meloni (“take care of the country before it collapses”) and then off to prepare the national leadership scheduled for next Monday.
It won’t be a walk. The wobbly line, the clash with father and son De Luca, the discomfort of the Catholic component, the choice to give her first interview to Vogue – certainly not a popular national magazine – the awkward comment about the color scheme: the list of gaffes that they created perplexity lengthens. Hence the request to “tighten the screws, redo the party’s knots, make room for the plurality of positions as long as they don’t become cacophonous”, Elly told his followers. However, the list of critical voices is getting longer. Bonaccini wants to avoid “a minority drift that would put us in a corner”.
But precisely in Lazio, around the Rete democratica and Claudio Mancini, a true current is (re)structured. Regional congresses as a cover to organize discontent. The thorn that hurts the most, however, remains the rupture of the leader of Demos, Paolo Ciani, a precocious pacifist, linked to Sant’Egidio, elected on the Pd-Idp list. That “yes” from Brussels to the use of Pnrr resources for the supply of arms and ammunition to Ukraine is a profound gap to be filled. A position that finds more and more space in the Democratic Party. The various Calenda, Renzi and Conte are targeting these internal divisions for purchasing. Precisely those who should be a land of conquest. But Elly thinks about gay pride.
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.
