Bruno Tabacci, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister, is it true that thanks to the symbol of his Democratic Center, the Di Maio group in the Senate could be born?
«The Democratic Center in the past has lent the symbol to favor the birth of the group of + Europe. Having said that this time no one has urged me to do so ».
What happens now in the majority?
«From now to 2023 many other things will happen in the parties. The political order based on two presumed poles no longer holds up and in any case it is not suitable. The two poles only serve to show their contradictions, both on the right and on the left ”.
How does it come out?
“It’s time to free the voters.”
What do you mean?
«Returning to a proportional law with an adequate barrier, to return to elect a parliamentary class that is up to the task, without rigid lists, we put the judgment in the hands of the voters. It is much better”.
What do you think of the Di Maio split?
“In the meantime, it must be said that Di Maio has clearly placed himself on the line of Mario Draghi, who made a precise speech to the Chambers: the government’s line has not changed compared to that voted by parliament at the beginning of the conflict”.
Why leave the 5-star Movement now?
«Di Maio was forced to take this step by how the internal debate in his party was evolving. And then he has seized a strategic opportunity: foreign policy is a cornerstone, especially at this moment. The minister has understood that the Italians are increasingly demanding and trust a figure like Draghi and rather than chasing bumblebee ».
Di Maio has changed a lot.
«He made self-criticism on past episodes such as the encounter with the yellow vests. On the other hand, a movement born with “vaffa” as a password cannot fail to deal with reality and with the contradictions of governing. Those votes received on the protest cannot be used as if they were a government project. And then in this legislature he finds himself governing first with the right, even the extreme right, then with the center-left and even with an executive of national convergence “.
And with you?
«Someone is now thinking of making the Italian Mélenchon, placing himself on the left of the Democratic Party. From there came the idea of obstructing the shipment of weapons to Ukraine ”.