Compact the majority in a time of crisis for the country and look to the future. A future that has as its goal 2023, the expiry date of the legislature. On the eve of the entry into force of the new dpcm, Giuseppe Conte sees the leaders of the majority supporting its executive. The secretary of the Democratic Party went to Palazzo Chigi, Nicola Zingaretti, the acting political leader of the 5 star movement, Vito Crimi, the leader of Italia Viva, Matteo Renzi, and the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, who is also the coordinator of Leu. This is the first of the four face to face with the prime minister.
The tenant of Palazzo Chigi explained the subject of the table in a note in which he speaks of “a broad confrontation in which the common determination to face the difficult moment that the country is going through with a great sense of responsibility, remaining united and chasing away any possible reason for controversy or opposition “. From the face to face, continues the premier, “there was also a common desire to update the 29 points of the program agreement, verifying the work already done and the objectives that remain to be achieved”. The note released by Conte anticipates what the next steps will be for the majority: “A work plan has been defined for the next few days, to be implemented by the end of the month, with two tables. The first will work to update the government agreement and define those institutional reform projects which, moreover, are already largely on the table of the majority. The second table will work to define some objectives and strategies of economic and social policy to be pursued as a priority. Finally, the common determination to work all together with the end of the legislature in 2023 as the horizon of government action emerged.
Feedback from other leaders was also positive. “It was a good and useful opportunity to make a commitment to work more united and clear the field of misunderstandings or controversies and concentrate against the emergency that is Covid – explains Zingaretti at the end of the meeting – It is useful to find the political headquarters so that the issues are addressed and resolved. On everyone’s part, there was the political will to do so ”. The secretary of the Democratic Party insists that “work on a legislative pact” and Crimi agrees. “We have started give us steps to make a coupon, a maintenance of the 29 points of the program, removing any doubt that this government it will finish its work at the end of the legislature“, Says the interim head of the 5 stars. Even Renzi is satisfied: “Today he made a step forward, establishing the stages of a political and programmatic work that will lead us by the end of the month to understand if there are the conditions for a legislative pact. Now let’s get to work: if they are roses they will bloom“, Are the words of the leader of Italia viva.
Conte himself had asked for the summit, as confirmed by the premier last night. “I asked for a meeting to assess what the priorities are. The management of the pandemic absorbs us but we must think about the future, the Recovery Plan, even to others initiatives of constitutional significance that we can hire ”, explained the tenant of Palazzo Chigi. If yesterday he spoke of “initiatives of constitutional importance”, today he quotes “institutional reform projects“: And therefore long-term reforms.
The “legislative pact”, it is explained, will be signed at least in a couple of weeks, when – so the Government hopes – the contagion curve will have dropped and it will be possible to put pen to paper a shared program more wide-ranging. The priority now is to reject the virus, so much so that the Pd secretary asks colleagues not to go too far with the meeting: “We are asking Italians to stay at home, it is good to set a good example”. Recovery, priorities and any adjustments to the Government team will be discussed in a while. After the General States of the M5S, in the hope that these will recompose the powder keg in progress. Conte, until yesterday, tried to remove any hypothesis of reshuffling: “No one is interested, no one has asked me,” he cut short.
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