The truth, and at this moment perhaps the new leader of the left is not Elly Schlein and it is not Giuseppe Conte. For one Italian in every 4, it’s Maurizio Landini. And the percentage doubles among center-left voters: one in two sees the CGIL secretary as a possible future number one. This is what emerges from a sensational Emg/Adnkronos survey, carried out between November 28th and 30th (representative sample of the Italian adult population by sex, age, region, demographic class of municipalities). In particular, 42% of PD voters and 30% of 5-Star voters say yes to Landini as leader. In short, almost half of Democrats and one grillino in three. 23% of Democratic voters and 44% of M5S voters say no. As for the question “Between Landini, Conte and Schlein, who would you like as leader of the left?”, 32% choose Landini, 30% Giuseppe Conte and 20% Elly Schlein. 18% ‘No response’. As for the general strike, Italians are divided on its usefulness. For 39%, in fact, it is more of a political initiative, while for 38% it is a useful form of struggle for workers. 23% do not respond.
“A possible candidacy of Landini would be proposed as a uniting element of the center-left capable of recovering even the lost votes”, says Fabrizio Masia regarding the result of the vote. “Landini, at this moment, has excellent appeal, while it seems to me that Schlein’s attractiveness is struggling to gain position and consensus, while Conte’s is more ‘conservative’ – explains the CEO of Emg -. Landini is loved by all Democratic Party voters and arouses a lot of interest among that part of the center-left electorate that is not going to vote. He manages to intercept those most fundamental requests from left-wing parties that are not properly represented”.
With the survey data in hand, what seems to be missing from Schlein? “You certainly embody some historical values of the left, it is no coincidence that you won the primaries, obtaining many votes from those who voted for the Italian left – explains Masia -. However, I believe that in addition to the value aspects, there is probably a lack of real content and programmatic ideas capable of gathering citizens’ consensus and interpreting their needs”.
Source: IL Tempo
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