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“Berlusconi’s candidacy off the table” – Corriere.it

from Emanuele Buzzi and Political Editorial

Pd, Movimento 5 Stelle and Leu try to respond with one voice to the choice of the center-right to nominate Berlusconi as president of the Republic

Two hours of meeting at the home of Giuseppe Conte, with Enrico Letta
e Roberto Speranza. A summit strongly desired by the M5S president to fortify the common axis with Pd and Leu. The first of a series, also because an encore is expected in the coming days before the first ballot.

Conte, Letta and Speranza show satisfaction and unity of purpose. The movement reveals the will to overcome the obstacle Silvio Berlusconi, with the pentastellati willing “to any strategy to stop the candidacy” of the Knight, “including leaving the Chamber” – the 5 Stars are expecting “a signal from the center-right on the withdrawal “of the former prime minister’s name – and a certain relief for the” total harmony with the progressive front “which sees the three leaders going” compactly forward “on the no to the leader of Forza Italia.

The Movement – explain qualified sources – is still pushing to find an alternative name to that of Mario Draghi, so as to be able to remain the prime minister at Palazzo Chigi. The theme is that a shared name will be sought to guarantee continuity to the government in the awareness of the problems that would follow and of the difficulty of continuing in a majority framework of government that could hardly hold up without Draghi. Conte – but also Letta and Speranza – discussed the opposition of the vast majority of their groups to the Draghi solution at the Quirinale. The premier’s quotations, however, even listening to parliamentary rumors in the various groups would be on the rise. At the summit, however, no name was mentioned but there was talk of strategy, of how to deal with the first votes. There is still waiting for the moves of the center-right and the idea of ​​not appearing in the Chamber at the first three votes to give a strong signal if Berlusconi’s name remains on the table is an increasingly concrete possibility. No names are leaked at the end of the summit, but the M5S sources explain that the meeting, defined as “very positive” by the three, was “frank and direct”: a conversation between people who “know each other very well, who have confidence” .

The center-left therefore tries to respond with one voice to the choice of the center-right to nominate Berlusconi
: the veto to the race of the Knight, so far, is the only fixed point set by the three leaders. «There is no agreement on a name for the Colle because we will talk about it with the center-right in the next few days. Everything went very well », Letta said. “The meeting went well. We are ready for strong action – added Conte – in a broad and shared comparison. Obviously, biased candidacies such as Berlusconi’s will be removed from the table. There will certainly be proposals later on ».

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The three leaders simultaneously tweeted the success of the summit, tagging each other: «Excellent meeting with Giuseppe Conte and Roberto Speranza. We will work together to give the country one or an authoritative president in which everyone can recognize themselves. Open to comparison, no one can boast a right of first refusal. We all have the duty of responsibility », Letta wrote, followed closely by Conte and Speranza.

On the Roman summit, however, it is weighed for the 5 Star Movement – already divided internally on the candidate for the Quirinale – the news of Beppe Grillo investigated for trafficking in illicit influences on the Moby case. Conte spent a few words on the affair: «I express closeness to Beppe Grillo. I have seen that many newspapers have emphasized the news of this investigation. I am absolutely confident that the ongoing checks will demonstrate the legitimacy of his work, ”he said after the summit.

In recent days, Letta and Conte had opened a dialogue with the center-right “on high-profile names”. “We do not care who will make the center-right kingmaker – said the secretary of the Democratic Party -. If there is an option that goes beyond Berlusconi, that’s fine for us, as long as it is of a high profile and in the wake of dialogue and sharing ». The 5 Stars had also lined up on the same line: «If Salvini opens up to the possibility of excluding Berlusconi’s candidacy, then it is possible to dialogue and agree on a high-profile name. The road to synergy is open and the numbers would be there ».

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January 19, 2022 (change January 19, 2022 | 12:05)


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