After intense division over the election of new Rai Board members, Campo Largo is divided once again, this time in Liguria, where Regional presidential candidate Andrea Orlando cannot be trusted. Support from Italia Viva, which left the coalition.
Paita (Iv): “We are leaving due to the pressure of the 5 Star Movement”
“Under pressure from the Five Star Movement,” explained IV’s national coordinator Raffaella Paita, in the last few hours we have been asked to eliminate this relationship or delete the names of some of our representatives from the list. And from our perspective it is. “not politically serious”. While the vetoes of Giuseppe Conte’s party and Alleanza Verdi Sinistra placed a heavy burden on the Renzians in Liguria, the Democratic Party sought mediation to the end to achieve a compromise.
According to sources, negotiations are still ongoing, but this is a close possibility as there are only a few hours left for the final submission of the lists. It was the candidate of the center-left coalition who made a heartfelt appeal: “One of the words I hear repeated when I meet people is unity,” Orlando said, “and so I will make this appeal to the broad camp and its leaders. On the eve of a budget bill that will hit the regional governments and the weakest groups, unity of the forces opposing the government.” “There is a need.”
There are three regions that will go to the vote this autumn: Emilia Romagna, Umbria and Liguria; The first two are where Campo Largo is consistent, the third is where the rapprochement immediately looks complicated due to Italia Viva’s support for the mayor of Genoa, Marco Bucci. Then, the candidate from the centre-right will govern the Region. Renzians were also on the council, and the “hypocrisy” immediately made the situation difficult. “We decided not to offer the Italia Viva symbol, joining a list with friends from Più Europa and Socialisti,” Paita further explained. “The list exists – he continued – and is even already linked, but in the last few hours there has been pressure from M5S. We are ready to make deals with the centre-left, but not at any cost. Be open for today and tomorrow,” he concluded.
Bucci’s call to Italy Viva voters
If the agreement formally fails, Renzians in Liguria will leave their electors free to vote without giving any indication for a centre-right or centre-left candidate. The former, who also had difficulty at the polls due to the large-scale investigation into corruption that led to the arrest and resignation of former president Giovanni Toti, immediately seized the opportunity: “There are many Italia Viva voters who are ready for us. I am partly happy and proud of it.” Despite the current dissolution in Liguria, Italia Viva is not saying goodbye to Campo Largo.
Source: Today IT
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