From De Luca’s son to Cuperlo This is how the “spoils system” appeared on Schlein’s agenda – Corriere.it

Gianni Cuperlo was replaced by Nicola Zingaretti at the head of the Democratic Party Foundation from evening to morning. But I haven’t said a word about this choice and I don’t intend to say a word. Faithful to his sober style and not inclined to personalistic battles, the Trieste deputy perhaps disappoints the audience of Energia Popolare who do not like the spoils system of the PD secretary, but indirectly he sends a very clear message to Elly Schlein: Pluralism is never a burden but the path that widens consensus and unity arises from differences.

What happened to Cuperlo comes after the turnaround at the head of the parliamentary group of the Chamber, where Debora Serracchiani was preferred to Piero De Luca. The son of the Campania governor Vincenzo, in turn targeted by the leader who has appointed the faithful Antonio Misiani as regional commissioner in an attempt to avoid a third term, uses harsh tones from the stage in Cesena. He does not mention names and surnames, but the targets are clear: The attitudes of hatred and rancour towards the ruling class of the party must end (only yesterday the communication manager of the Pd Sandro Ruotolo spoke of civil war with the De Lucas). And then the invitation to defend our administrators, perhaps starting with his father.

However, Cuperlo warned against sterile lamentations who sees assignments or roles slipping by (some remember that Schlein among his first choices also decided to change the party’s foreign affairs manager Lia Quartapelle, a supporter of Bonaccini and a critic of the positions on minimum wage and immigration). I hear repeated that the new secretary should be helped – was the deputy’s observation -. For me paternalism. If the task today falls to you because in past years we have not been able to do it. Ergo, before attacking it would be better to do a minimum of self-criticism. And remember that the secretary has the ability to govern differences, but she doesn’t because she won the primaries. She can and must do it because she is everyone’s secretary.

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