The united center left launches the sprint to No. Embrace Conte-Schlein

The square is there, it’s full. We will have to wait until Monday for the ballot box. A few days fromreferendum People’s Squaregives an injection of confidence toborder of the No e ai leader del centre-leftwho show up united at the meeting, certain that “the No front is advancing”, as Angelo Bonelli immediately says. The flags are those of the three parties of the tridentPd, M5s, Avswhich are joined by those ofCGIL, Anpirainbow flags. A huge, white writing stands out at the end of the square: “Vote No“. In addition to the flags, there is the embrace ofElly Schlein e Giuseppe Conteto seal the unity. There is no photo from the stage. But, according to what the staff explain, what prevented it was only the pressing commitments of the final sprint towards theurnsincluding TV hosting and newspaper interviews.

While the square is filling up, the news arrives of the convocation of theCouncil of Ministersfrom which thecut in fuel prices. Nicola Fratoianni is ironic: “I would like to advise those in the government not to be hasty, they can wait a bit, there isn’t all this rush to deal with Italian problems”, says the exponentAvs: “They couldn’t wait for Monday, perhaps they fear that on Monday, with the polls closed, with the result achieved, the mood won’t be the best”, the leader ofItalian Left. Elly Schleinshe is accompanied by the boys and girls of theYoung Democratswho surround her brandishing flags and signs for theNo.

Schlein’s demands on the government and on the referendum

“I know that around thegovernmentthey’re arguing,” he repliesSchleinto those who ask him what he expects fromCdm: “We ask him to hurry up because we proposed toreduce excise taxesusing the extra revenueIvawhich has already been entering the state coffers since the beginning of this illegal war wanted by Trump and Netanyahu, out of 16 and a half million more that Italians pay every day only infuelsapproximately 10 million enter the state coffers.Giorgia Melonimust immediately return this money tocitizenscutting themexcise duties“, adds the dem leader who then returns to the topicreferendum: “There are a few days left, there is noquorumso every vote can make a difference and we ask people to participate, to inform themselves, we ask them tovote no a una reformwhich does not improve thejustice for citizensbut it weakens theindependence of judges“. The appeal from the stage, however, is to defend theCarta: “Let’s hold onto this oneAnti-fascist constitution“.

Conte’s intervention: defense of legality and criticism of the reform

Contethe Democratic secretary arrives in the square shortly after. The two meet in the backstage gazebo, under the eyes of the mayor of Rome,Roberto Gualtieri e di Rosi Bindi. They exchange a handshake, then a hug. The leaderM5scomes on stage beforeSchlein(another television appointment will dictate the timing). “That of therightit is the project of those who do not accept thelegality controlwhich is realized in a fundamental principle ofrule of law: la law is the same for everyone“, grida Conte: “They want to take us back in time, toAncien Régimewhen there was a monarch who was superior to all citizens and not subject to the law. And instead the law is the same, even for thepoliticians“. Because, he explains further, “this is onescam reformto allow thepoliticsto take possession of the organs ofself-government of the judiciary. But we don’t fall for it.” Of course, “we cannot remain silent that there have beencurrent drifts. And there is still this risk. But this is not the issue. The theme is that thepoliticsif you want to make a contributionreform of the judiciaryhe can’t fool us. Thereseparation of careersit is already a fact and concerns 0.4 percent of the populationmagistrates. La truthit’s another: it’s apolitical projectwhich arises from a long wave that has always been dear to uscentre-right. La right in government non accetta legality checks”