Tensions between Beppe Grillo and Giuseppe Conte, the two main figures of the 5 Star Movement, are extremely high. The party founder was reportedly “extremely irritated” by a private letter he received in his final days from Giuseppe Conte. The tone used and the topics discussed were, in fact, “bordering on blackmail.” This is what we learned from sources close to the founder of the Cinquestelle. According to an article in the newspaper La Stampa, Grillo expressed “total disappointment” with the choices made by the current leader of the M5S. Conte’s mistakes also included the photo showing him in the beer pact with the leaders of the Avs and the leader of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein.
According to the founder of the 5 Star Movement, the Constituent Assembly would be nothing more than “a farce to remove him” and allow Conte to create “his own party”. The sources then anticipate that, if the letter were made public, it could put Giuseppe Conte “in serious trouble”. Grillo’s sights, as anticipated, also include the former Prime Minister’s participation in the Avs party with the secretary of the Democratic Party. “Why aren’t these choices decided in the Constituent Assembly? And is the 5 Star Community excluded?”, the Guarantor would have asked. “And then I would be the master father?”, he would have asked, unable to contain his anger.
Source: IL Tempo
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