Luigi Di Maio’s metamorphosis is complete, but it is interesting – and goes beyond the now chronic dispute with Giuseppe Conte – the type of remarks that the Foreign Minister is making against the people’s advocate. The last one is a very serious accusation: «Before threatening the government, each party should strongly question itself about the effects that a crisis could have. Opening a government crisis means giving the side to Putin’s propaganda, which in turn would achieve the goal of crumbling our government. We cannot afford to give in to the call of autocracies: they would distance us from democracies ». The leader of the new party, “Together for the Future”, signed together with deputies Iolanda Di Stasio and Primo Di Nicola, is saying why he did so explicitly that de facto the positions of the M5S play the game of Putinian propaganda.
The text of Di Maio’s group continues as follows: «It is a very delicate moment for Italy, never more than now is there a need to give stability to the government and show seriousness and attachment to the institutions. The ambitions of the parties, in a historical phase like the one we are experiencing, must leave room for the priorities of the Italians. This is not the time for selfishness, we only risk driving the country into disarray. A government crisis now would have devastating effects for the future of Italy ». And again: «We must have the courage to govern and help citizens, as we are doing with the aid dl and as we must do with other targeted interventions to support businesses, young people, families and workers. But those who flee the majority today turn their backs on the Italians. The government has already intervened with ad hoc measures and will continue to do so with new targeted interventions. But with a government crisis we would not be able to carry out these measures, because the country would be blocked for weeks if not months ».
The words against Conte – who is not named – are very harsh: «There will be time and space for the battles of the individual parties. Be careful, however, to re-propose Papeete: in July as in September, it would be a cynical, selfish and irresponsible move. A trademark that would hardly be canceled “.
Di Maio is also giving a date here, which evidently circulates in the Grillino world but is still deeply and obviously intertwined with the former Grillini: and the date for the showdown of the Contiani against the Draghi government would already be fixed. September.
«We are all on the side of Italy. And it is not the time for party calculations and polls, people want to be reassured and look for concreteness. This is the job of all of us. At this moment we should already be working to plan the investments of the next budget law, because if we do not plan, Italy will not be able to grow. On the PNRR, local administrators must be supported and every single euro must be well spent. We make an appeal to the political forces present in Parliament, an appeal for Italy: let’s work with maturity and plan a path that will lead the government to the end of the legislature. We all share the goal together, so as to guarantee stability to the country ».
A few hours earlier, in Bisceglie, Conte had been very bad with Di Maio, speaking of renegade principles: the split with Di Maio? “Anything you need to make a contribution to clarity is welcome – explained the people’s advocate -. I did not wish for it but it is an element of clarity. If over time a different political vision has matured, if they have renounced the principles and values professed for years, then it is a consequent choice “.