“Draghi? For the US and the EU he would be prime minister for life. Populists fear” – Politics

“The United States and the European Union would leave Mario Draghi in Palazzo Chigi forever, but they know that it is not possible and they fear that a populist government will emerge on the horizon: this is the point”. Bill Emmott, British journalist and essayist, editor of The Economist from 1993 to 2006, is familiar with the moods and desires that circulate in the palaces of Western power. And he closely follows the Italic events. Emmott, were you surprised by the resignation of the Italian premier? “They arrived earlier than expected, but they are not a surprise. It has long been known that the government action would stop after the summer because then the parties would start the electoral campaign”. In your opinion, what prompted the prime minister to resign? “Conte tried to corner him, Salvini threatens to do the same thing. Draghi has lost his temper.” Washington and Brussels are pressing for Draghi to stay in his place. Is the former head of the ECB really free to leave? “The Prime Minister is free to make his choices. After all, in the coming months, Italian politics would not change anyway, nor is it so important in the current international scenario: your country is a minor player since it does not support the Ukrainian resistance in massively, as the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany do “. Don’t you think that the pressures coming from the US and the EU can take hold of a person with Draghi’s background? “I think not, he is a particular man: he has his principles, he is not vulnerable. If he thinks he cannot affect, he will quit.” Why is there so much international pressure on the stay of the Italian premier? For Boris Johnson it didn’t happen. “Because Draghi is a guarantee. For Washington and Brussels, on the other hand, Johnson’s withdrawal was a relief, good news. The British premier was seen as a problem”. From Biden to …