From Tajani to Crosetto, ministers don’t like the idea of ​​early voting

After the referendum “no one thinks aboutearly elections“: the deputy prime minister and foreign minister Antonio Tajani, in video connection with the ‘Forum of Italian Cuisine’ underway in Manduria, dismisses the possibility of the polls after the defeat of the yes toreform of the judicial system.

The center-right is wondering about the next moves the temptation to vote remains in the background, at the moment the executive is aiming to move forward with a new agenda.

Forward with electoral reform

The first point concerns thereform of the electoral lawthe process of which will start tomorrowConstitutional Affairs Commissionof the Chamber, with the combination of all the proposals on the subject presented and in all likelihood the start of a cycle of hearings. The centre-left, however, is not opening up any opportunities at the moment: “Meloni wants to change it with a majority because he is afraid of losing”, is the thesis.

The ‘knots’ to untie

“It is important that the nation is given onegovernability“, explains the deputy from Fratelli d’Italia Ylenja Lucaselli. The centre-right continues straight ahead, the intention is to get the first yes vote by the summer, even if the road remains uphill. Among the main nodes ismajority bonusil ballotand the theme of returning topreferenceswith an amendment that would be Brothers of Italy ready to present (even if there is some resistance within the party groups in via della Scrofa). The dossier ofelectoral law– and of the hypothesis ofearly voting– could land on the table of the League meeting called for 5pm by Matteo Salvini.

The reactions of the center-right

“I don’t think” that the defeat of the referendum “can be considered a reason to interrupt an experience which at least so far has been excellent”, underlined the president of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana. “Le early elections? I’m not ataboo. The government has worked well in these almost four years and if it were the case it should not fear being able to ask Italians for renewed trust”, observed Northern League member Armando Siri in an interview.

The opinion of the other ministers

On the hypothesis ofearly votingin another interview the Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. “I think the wide field is more frightening than the centre-right, given how they are moving and given the total differences between them, but at the moment the sense of responsibilityrequires us to work to address the variousongoing crisis. We did not share this war and no one asked us for our opinion. To us like no one else.” Early voting? “I don’t know,” he said yesterdaythe Minister of Agriculture Lollobrigida. “We must complete Italy’s change action and continue with the sense ofresponsibilitythat he has given up to nowstabilityand concrete answers. It’s not in the our DNA float“, the opinion of Maurizio Lupi.

Reshuffle and opposition

Reshufflein sight? “Giorgia Meloni will decide whether to insert new elements into thegovernment teambut let’s avoid weeks of wear and tear: it would hurt us”, observes the leader of We Moderates. “If Meloni wants elections come to Parliament”, cuts short Angelo Bonelli of Avs.