Once upon a time there was an intense, burning and passionate love. Then, a series of unpleasant episodes turned this feeling first into routine and then into coldness. O Democratic Party he no longer has clear ideas about primaries. The journey of Elly Schlein for Stefano Bonaccini, considered the great favorite of the Democratic secretariat, left numerous consequences (beyond the obvious superficial benefactor). Further confirmation of this trend reversal comes Florence. Mayor Dario Nardella rejected, without half measures, the request for primaries, to choose the future candidate for mayor, made by one of his former councilors, Cecilia Del Re.
“There was an assembly that voted unitedly for the path. We talk about content, alliances, candidate selection. community of women and men, made up of clubs, members, management bodies that establishes the times and path to identify the best candidate. This is called democracy and we, thank God, have it.” This is what the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, said in statements to Toscana TV, commenting on the event organized by former councilor Cecilia Del Re to officially launch the primaries for candidate for mayor of Florence. The event is scheduled for November 15th at Tuscany Hall. “I make my contribution from mayor – concludes Nardella -, it is the Democratic Party who then establishes times and methods”.
The municipal secretary is less clear Andrea Ceccarelli. “Still with the primaries? We’ve already said that no one rules them out. But why do we have to debate about personal ambitions, why don’t we talk about politics? Maybe if we talked a little about content and program, about what we want to do again for this city and with what coalition it wouldn’t be bad, right?”
The palpable feeling is that the Democrats were never like this insecure. Especially after the indiscretion regarding the likely candidacy of the center-right director of the Uffizi, Eike Schmidt, who reopened a game, until five years ago, ended with a double mandate. If, after a thousand meetings, the Democratic Party officially rejected the primaries, it is not at all excluded that Cecilia Del Re could run together with Stefania Saccardi AND Living Italy. Yet another confirmation of the precariousness of the last red fort.
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.
