This is no longer a simple background, but a realistic hypothesis. Matteo Salvini, who announced that he does not want to be a candidate in the 2024 European elections, aims to include General Roberto Vannacci on the list, fresh from the success of his self-published book “The World Upside Down”. . The goal, which has not yet been announced, is to field the “star player” who may disrupt the balance in all constituencies.
Spring difficulties, combined with divisions over candidacies for the next regional elections, are shaking the centre-right coalition. Salvini fears a chain reaction that could spell the end of his wounded leadership: failure to reappoint Christian Solinas in Sardinia, failure to approve a third mandate for regional presidents, and less than 10 percent of the League vote in European elections. After another electoral failure, which will be worsened by Giorgia Meloni’s 30 percent “catch-all”, many in the party may call for his head and force him to hand over the helm to the now “freed” president. veneto
Vannacci card
It is a hypothesis that the Northern League leader clearly wants to make headway and to do this he is looking for “strong names” to stop the Melonian tsunami as much as possible and rebalance the numbers on the centre-right. An impending financial maneuver that promises tears and blood due to new restrictions imposed by Europe and signed by the Meloni government itself; A maneuver in which the margins to satisfy small and large segments of voters will be very narrow, if at all. The Northern League leader’s “desire for Vannacci” fits into this context: the General, the role of women in society, the rights of the LGBT community, immigration, “self-defense”, the so-called “Italianness” and other fantastic creatures.
The General is worth 3 percent but…
According to some (biased…) estimates, Roberto Vannacci’s value alone may be 3 percent: this is certainly a plausible estimate, but one that may prove false. In fact, the main research institutes have been telling us for some time that not voting has a big impact on the center-left camp and very little impact on the center-right camp, and that this is thanks to Giorgia Meloni and Giorgia Meloni’s undoubted talent. By Matteo Salvini himself. It follows from this that the 3 percent that Roberto Vannacci will bring as a “dowry” will be largely available to both parties.
Risk of “ridicule”
Matteo Salvini’s hope is that the potential 3 percent will first of all be wrested from the hands of the Brotherhood of Italy, which will allow him to reach the much-desired psychological threshold of 10 percent, silence domestic discontent and sit at the allied table with a renewed bargaining. strength. On the contrary, the legislative leader risks facing sensational ridicule. If it turns out that Vannacci’s voters are already part of the League, Salvini will not only fail to achieve his electoral goal, but will once again find himself in the dock for involving the party in another unscrupulous operation. In either case, the introduction of a figure like Vannacci into the game could lead to many problems for him: the general is already a very structured character today and – thanks to Salvini’s support – attracts the sympathy of many local leaders and Northern Union voters.
Many may choose to “scrap” the dwindling garment and surrender to the appeal of the uniform, an original, not a borrowed uniform like those displayed by the secretary in recent years. Meanwhile, the person concerned continues his solitary deliberation, confirming that he is a skilled strategist: “If Elly Schlein or anyone else from the Democratic Party called me, which I find unlikely, I would listen to them and then talk about my decisions”, as recently announced. Translated something like this: “Whoever wants this 3 percent must guarantee me more than an anonymous seat in the European Parliament”. In short, the captain is warned that the general will not be a simple soldier.
Source: Today IT
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.
