Forza Italia, the risk of appointments and the tensions over change – Corriere.it

It was Silvio Berlusconi himself who announced a major renovation in Come on Italy, and the climate in the party, since the leader returned from his hospitalization at San Raffaele, has been sparkling to say the least. Rumors and indiscretions overlap, mixed and those who, they say from his entourage, they are just poisons.

Few people know the truth, but two things are certain. The first that next to the Knight now, in everyday life, they are very few: the partner Marta Fascina, the family and sometimes some faithful like Alessandro Sortepowerful Lombard coordinator.

The second that true that Berlusconi always has the last word on everything, but being able to have contact with him is now increasingly difficult. Here then is that whoever is closest to him, Fascina in fact, seems to become the deus ex machina of everything: the will to conquer is attributed to her the symbol of the partyto climb it through men close to her, of take out enemiesincluding even the coordinator Antonio Tajani.

She vehemently denied, and describe her enraged, but clear that something is up. Tajani’s position is certainly not at risk, the only one who has the stature to manage the party in such a difficult phase, especially in view of the European elections. was he, say, a mend relations with the Ppe after Berlusconi’s criticisms of Zelensky, which led to the cancellation of a summit that should have been held in Naples: next Thursday and Friday, in Rome, the leaders of the EPP will participate in a two-day study complete with a meeting at the Vatican. A useful move in terms of building that center-right European majority that is also close to Giorgia Meloni’s heart.

In short Tajani has the confidence of the Knightof the most faithful advisers of the leader, the premier and the Berlusconi family. That he would hardly let control of the FI symbol slip away, and that even if he unexpectedly lost it, he would stop financing it, decreeing its end, they say among the Azzurri.

Upheavals are not seen, but some innovations do. There is always talk of the appointment of three coordinators, for North, Center and South and there are many names going around, among which, in addition to Sorte himself, fervent (Fascina’s childhood friend, Neapolitan) and the manager of the young Benigni. Being for two exponents of the North, it is unlikely that they can all occupy high positions. New regional coordinators are also possible: the most at risk would be the Calabrian Giuseppe Mangialavorias near Ronzulli. Which, in turn, is now considered hanging by a thread for the position she holds as group leader in the Senate. She has been talking about it for weeks now, many names are circulating to replace her: da Gasparri to Eyeyfrom Stephanie Craxi to Robert Red. But only Berlusconi will decide.

At risk also – they whisper – Cattaneo (today responsible for the Departments, in the crosshairs of Sorte) e Barachini, for a long time in charge of communication. And a change that has just been made official: Danila Subranni, for years responsible for the press of the FI groups, appointed official spokesperson and responsible for TV appearances. She replaces Paul Emilio Russowho wisely does not make controversy: It seems physiological to me, since September I have been a deputy with a demanding role, he says, expressing gratitude to Berlusconi for having wanted him by his side for years.

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