ROME. “No more quarrels, starting with Sicily, we cannot risk jeopardizing the outcome of the policies. I will ask Salvini and Berlusconi to see us as soon as possible to avoid further divisions ». The leader of Fdi, Giorgia meloni said this in a video on Facebook, in which she admitted the defeat suffered in this electoral round, although claiming the role of her party: “I am happy that FdI has driven the coalition, but it is not enough, it is necessary to speak immediately to stop the controversy and to remember that the opponent is always the left and never the ally. I believe that the center-right should reflect on the time spent in internal controversies. I found curious about the lack of allies in Verona, complete with attacks on the center-right mayor with open ballot boxes, while in Catanzaro Fdi loyally supported a candidate who had also denied us the appearance. If you are the first to say that you lose, it will be difficult for the voters to believe in victory ».
Meloni: “Enough quarrels, I ask to meet Salvini and Berlusconi”
A very short return of post came the reply from Matteo Salvini: “For me, the meeting of can be held even tomorrow, it is not possible to lose important cities because the center-right is divided and chooses not to expand and to include other forces and energies, out of fear, out of calculation or out of vested interest. Let’s meet and prepare the next team and the next government project, immediately, together ».
Pd, big shot in Verona, triumph in Parma and Piacenza. Tommasi mayor in Verona: “A historical page”. Letta: “Great victory”
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“We are not satisfied with these ballots – continued Meloni -, the center-right could have done better but, since the Democratic Party is celebrating, the overall figure forces us to bring Letta back to planet Earth: center-left and 5 stars ruled 56 municipalities, today 53. The center-right 54, today 58. Of course, these figures, different from those advertised, are not enough for us to celebrate ». «The left loses more than half of the big cities in the vote and finds itself fewer mayors – he insists -, where is Letta’s victory? If the left is convinced that it has won, then it will have no problem returning to politics to confront each other ».
Summit in Arcore
The president of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi, has called a working lunch with the leaders of the party in Arcore. The national coordinator Antonio Tajani, and the presidents of the Senate and Chamber groups, Annamaria Bernini and Paolo Barelli, will take part in the meeting.
High voltage in Verona
In Verona the blow sinks, one of the defeated, Flavio Tosi: «There is a basic problem, Sboarina did not govern well. If you take Tosi plus Tommasi 64% in the first round, Sboarina had 32%. “If one out of three votes Sboarina, and two out of three vote against him – he concludes – it means he was the wrong mayor”. “If the tables in Catanzaro, Parma and elsewhere are broken – he observes – the cause is Verona, that is, the Brothers of Italy told Fi” since in Verona you don’t give in on Sboarina, we break the tables elsewhere too “and so it happened. Meloni – he continues – has imposed a wrong mayor ».
Widening his gaze: «If Forza Italia asks me for a hand in rebuilding the party where and how it thinks I am available. I have been a party man for 25 years – he adds – and I am capable of organizing and setting up a party at various levels. So I’m available for what Forza Italia will decide ». The group leader of the Brothers of Italy in the Chamber, Francesco Lollobrigida, replies to him: «I am sorry to note that instead of making self-criticism Flavio Tosi you are attacking the outgoing mayor of Verona Federico Sboarina in an instrumental way. If, as Tosi claims, Sboarina was the wrong candidate, certainly the voters of Verona have certified that Tosi was much more so. We ask ourselves, given the outcome, why there are simply no excuses for having split the center-right and the commitment to avoid the same mistake in the future ».