Referendum: the center-left after the victory of the No. Conte calls for the primaries

AGI – A victory that is not entirely unexpected, but surprising for the dimensions it has assumed and which makes one say Elly Schlein that the alternative to right-wing government exists and brings with it a “great responsibility” from which to “gain momentum” by looking at the 2027. No calls for resignation, nor to Melons nor to Minister Nordio. But the referendum vote it’s definitely a warning,” a eviction notice” to the government, to put it in the words of Giuseppe Conte. The leader demWhen asked, he replies that the right will be defeated at the polls. In the meantime, however, Meloni and his team should reflect, adds Schlein, on the others reforms that they have on the calendar. Starting with premiered and from electoral law which seems to represent its prologue.

While the leader is busy responding to journalists, in the Nazarene room which bears the name of David Sassoli, the general staff of Democratic Party is struggling with the analysis of the vote. A map showing aRed Italy from South to North, with the exception of Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Lombardy, it goes from smartphone to smartphone. Show the statement of no and yes to the reform desired by the government.

Reactions from the Democratic Party

The Abruzzo senator of Pd Michele Fina claims that “in Abruzzo, a region governed by Meloni’s party, the No has held up very well”. And so Antonio Misiani, head of the Economy, points out that in ‘his’ Bergamo the No vote has been mixed up, “at least as much as in Milan, where I was elected to the Senate”. Marco Sarracino has been smiling even before the polling stations closed: “The South saved the country”, he replied crypticly in the Chamber to those who asked him for a prediction. “Did I say it or didn’t I say it?”, he now collects with his colleagues in the Dem secretariat. The same goes for Francesco Boccia: the president of the Democratic Party senators has for days said he is convinced of the result, so much so that in Piazza del Popolo, where the centre-left closed the campaign together with the CGIL, the prediction ventured: “54 to 46 for No”. Of course, that map is not directly superimposable on the political vote, but for i shooting says one thing clearly: “Meloni does not have a majority in the country“.

Giuseppe Conte’s opening to the primaries

The secretary does not give in to Meloni’s requests for resignation, but says she is convinced that the center-left will beat Meloni to the next policies, in 2027. An optimism also fueled by the openness coming from Campo Marzio: Giuseppe Conte he just said he was available to keep the primariesprovided that these are the epilogue of a project construction process and that they take place in a transparent manner. Above all, they must be popular primaries because it is from the people that “theeviction notice” to Meloni. “We cannot stifle the desire of citizens to be protagonists, so we open ourselves to the prospect of primaries”, explains Conte: “Not primaries of some apparatus, but also open to citizens. We need a broad discussion across the country to identify the most competitive candidate to represent the program.”

Conte’s appreciation for Schlein’s work

At the opening, Conte adds unpublished words of appreciation for the work done by Schlein since she came to the helm of the Democratic Party. “Elly Schlein did a great job: after Letta’s season the Democratic Party was a bit fixated on the Draghi agenda and this derailed the party a bit. She united the party and she must be given credit for this. She is the leader of the Democratic Party, she said that she was available to run “in the primaries” and it is right that she does so. What raises the antennas at the top of the Democratic Party is the answer that Conte gives to those who ask him if he will be directly in the field for the premiership. “It’s still early, but i M5s will certainly be represented”. There are those who interpret the phrase by going back in time, to five months ago: it was October 2nd when Conte crossed the threshold of the Hotel Parco dei Principi to meet together with Gaetano Manfredi and Silvia Salis at the ‘baptism’ of Alessandro Onorato’s reformist and moderate project. It is precisely the names of Manfredi and Salis that are mentioned among those who could be involved in the event of open primaries. And this despite the mayor of Naples having already underlined that Schlein’s “would be the natural solution” for the leadership of the center-left.

The unity of the centre-left and the appeal of Bonelli and Fratoianni

The secretary responds promptly, recalling that she has already expressed her availability to coalition primaries: “We continue to be stubbornly united, we will find ways together to carry out this work, if the methods are the primary ones we are available”. And to give a plastic image of this uniti center-left leader they meet in Piazza Barberini, at the invitation of Maurizio Landini, to celebrate together. “Let’s address a appeal to Conte and Schlein: let’s build a together program for Italyand turning point program“, says Bonelli, while his ally Fratoianni reserves a lash for the centrists: “Action and Italia Viva today they are dealing with a sensational political mistakestarting with Action which campaigned belly-on-the-ground for Yes. From tomorrow we need courage, little ambiguity”.