While Meloni is about to complete his legislature, the center-left is divided over taxes, security and leadership. the secret of resistance lies in the fragility of Schlein and Conte.
It all starts with a title Republicwhich refers to the executive led by the leader of Brothers of Italy it is the second longest in the history of the Republic. Although the opposition (political and media) accuses the prime minister of every atrocity, this disaster – he observes Padellaro – resists from 1,288 days and is preparing to approach the historical record held by Silvio Berlusconi: 1,412 days.
And here comes a question for Elly Schlein, Giuseppe Conte and for Siamese twins of Adv, Bonelli And Fratoianni: how is it that this disaster resists? Is it possible that, despite the failures denounced by the left, the polls continue to show the center-right just below or just above the broad field? That of the former director of Donein the column he writes in the newspaper directed by Marco Travagliothat’s a great question.
The paradox of resistance and Berlusconi’s record
And even better is the answer it provides anyway Padellaroaccording to which if the government of Giorgia Meloni still enjoys a large following among Italians is because – I use his words – a crisis of the current majority “would find the progressive front in the classic canvas breeches”. Without a leader, without a program, without an idea of the future and only equipped with an arsenal of insults to hurl at those in power Palazzo Chigi. Is it enough to run for office to govern a country of 59 million inhabitants and one of the main economic powers on the planet? The answer, implicit from the first lines of the question formulated on Doneit’s no.
Padellaroin addition to recognizing the lack of a credible alternative to the current majority, goes even further and hypothesizes that the first to hope that the center-right executive will last until 2027 they are precisely the exponents of the broad field. Indeed, the former director speaks of the “absolute necessity” for the executive to hold until the end of the legislature, to avoid revealing gaps and divisions on the progressive front. The comment was published on the very day Elly Schleinup Republicgave an account of the paucity of the opposition. In a full-page interview, the secretary of PD he explained what his recipe for the future is.
Between the Sánchez model and the wide field divisions
And aside from the criticisms of Melons there are very few indications on things to do. For the one who is running to lead the centre-left coalition (assuming and not granted that the opposition wins Giuseppe Conte), the model is Pedro Sanchez. It’s a shame that, as regards employment and growth, but also energy development, the Spanish prime minister shows worse data than the Italian ones. As for the rest, Schlein he can’t do anything but talk about Israel And Flotillaas if the Italian problems were solved a Tel Aviv or with a cruise in the sea Aegean?
It’s hard to blame Padellaro. The centre-right executive has a natural ally in the opposition and in the smallness of its leaders. At the moment, the left does not have anyone capable of speaking on behalf of all the parties that are part of it and at the same time there is no common program that can be opposed to that of the centre-right. The current majority has different views on appointments or on some individual measures, but ultimately there are no divisions on taxes, security, immigration and international positioning. On the contrary, the wide field is increasingly a minefield.
The truth on a progressive front without unity
There are those who are in favor of the patrimonial system and those who are not. Those who call for type welfare measures citizen’s income and those who oppose them. Who would like to give more power to the police and who would like them disarmed. Those who want more public works and those who oppose them. Even on the leader there is no unity. Count dreams of making shoes a Schlein and the secretary of PD compares with Louboutin’s Silvia Salisthe mayor of Genoa That Renzi and comrades would like to take her place as prime minister candidate.
The truth is that, despite the promises, the progressive front is not united at all. After all, if Melons she has a good chance of going down in the history of the Republic as the first prime minister who managed to cross the finishing line of the entire legislature, the left can oppose a past in which no government has ever managed to get to the end. Romano Prodi it fell after two years and Massimo D’Alemawho replaced him, was forced to have a vote of confidence twice before throwing in the towel, making way for Giuliano Amato. Then they came Enrico Letta And Matteo RenziTherefore Paolo Gentiloni. In 12 years eight governments and seven prime ministers. In some cases, we didn’t even have time to get used to the fact that it was already time for the next one. For this reason, second Padellarothe government holds. While the left at most “peeps”.
