Government, Mario Draghi’s move put the M5S on the corner: everything is decided in the Senate

In the House, the majority supporting the Draghi government breathed a sigh of relief. Last Thursday MPs from the M5s gave the green light to confidence in Ajuda with only around fifteen absences. But now the game goes to the Senate, where the measure should be approved next week (there is time until July 16). And here things get complicated because the numbers are less generous than in Montecitorio, but above all because the M5 senators are more critical of the government. Yesterday it was the leader of the Castellone group who explained in an interview with Corriere della Serà: “We hope that the Draghi government will change gears”. He specified: “Political discomfort from colleagues is understandable and also reflects what the entire M5s community is asking of us.” Although he assures us that “from a loyal and responsible force as we are, we certainly don’t make important choices with consent”. No setback: “We posed questions to which the Italians deserve clear answers – Castellone pointed out – Now we are waiting for the facts, we need discontinuity”. Pessimism is widespread among M5 MPs: it is difficult for Prime Minister Draghi to keep up with the nine points that leader Conte has given him. And while Minister Di Maio, founder of the Juntos pelo Futuro groups, continues to criticize the government’s “hacks” at such a difficult time, the pentastellati are worried.

After all, the reason for the Movement, even the words of Draghi, who reiterated that his executive cannot exist without 5 Stars, end up cornering them. In which they run the risk of losing ground after the heavy defeat in the last local elections. But if perplexities are widespread, the idea of ​​shutting down the government does not convince everyone. The other political forces do not show their will to reach the pentastellati. In particular, many continue to call for an in-depth review of citizenship income, the Movement’s main banner. Conte himself asked Prime Minister Draghi to apply by the rest of the majority the main measure decided by the government then led by the leader of the M5s. On the one hand came the annual report that Istat presented yesterday, according to which the economic support measures planned for 2020, namely citizenship and emergency income, prevented one million individuals (about 500 thousand families) from being in absolute poverty condition. Conte does not hesitate: “We have delivered a document to Prime Minister Draghi in which we expect an immediate change of pace to really support families and businesses burdened by the crisis. We need immediate signals. No one will be saved from the crisis and inflation with a one-time bonus of 200 euros. The 5 Star Movement was born to defend the rights of citizens and respond to their real needs. At any cost, at any time,” he wrote on social media.

A warning that became even more explicit last night: «In the document (the one handed over to the Prime Minister, ed) – Conte said – you will not find flags or a dream book, you will find the country’s emergencies. And if there is no response to these urgencies, in a very serious, dramatic situation, you understand that there are no conditions to continue to share responsibilities in relation to decision-making processes in which we have been marginal. In relation to these priorities – he continued – is there not so much the desire, but the concrete determination to face them now? Otherwise, the situation will get worse and this responsibility of waiting for it to get worse without intervening, we cannot share. If the answer is yes – he concluded – we are there, if no, we cannot be there, but out of responsibility». Now the confrontation moves to Palazzo Madama.

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