«Never subordinate to anyone Elly in the square with the M5S? We need our own initiative»- Corriere.it

ROME – Stefano Bonaccini, do you like the songwriters mentioned by Schlein?
«The ones you mentioned are very good, but if I had to tell you who I prefer, I would indicate Cesare Cremonini, as well as sacred monsters such as Vasco, Ligabue and Pausini, all of them from my land».

In his speech to the Directorate he reminded Schlein that a party is not a movement…
«I wanted to recall the goal that we set ourselves together: to build a bigger and stronger Democratic Party, capable of aggregating and speaking even to those who did not vote for us in the last elections. A party that becomes the pivot of the other alternative forces to the right: a new and credible centre-left, open to civic spirit, capable of beating the right in the polls, not in the polls».

Also in his speech he invited the Democratic Party not to go in tow.

«With Elly we agree on the fact that the Democratic Party must become central in the new center-left, to win the next time there is a return to voting. The driving force must be us. We will never be subordinate to anyone.”

Tell the truth: would you have gone to the M5S demonstration?
«I don’t see anything wrong with taking part in an event promoted by others, so much so that on June 24 I will be in the streets to mobilize the CGIL and many other associations in defense of public health, but there must be convergence on the contents, otherwise we risk not make us understand. And above all, we need our own initiative».

The same pattern has been repeating itself for years. You say that a coalition must be created, Calenda replies «Never with the 5 stars». Conte tells you: “Never with Renzi”.
«Continuing with vetoes and personalisms only means letting Meloni govern for the next twenty years. And lose the administrative and regional ones, as we have seen. I believe that 5 Star voters like those of the Third Pole are starting to get tired of not even trying to win anymore. The policies are yet to come, but at the next municipal and regional level do we want to at least confront each other before giving away the game to the right? Today I will be in Molise, supporting the Democratic Party but also the unitary candidate Gravina: he belongs to the 5 Stars, but above all he is the mayor of Campobasso, chosen because there is a common program and he is believed to be the strongest candidate to win. Anyone who wants to beat the right thinks like this, otherwise it matters little to criticize and oppose. Voters vote for a credible alternative, not those who testify.”

The debate on abuse of office has opened in the Democratic Party.
“Mayors and administrators of the Democratic Party have been asking for a review of the abuse of office for some time: it is not a question of canceling a crime in itself, serious administrators do not ask for impunity, but of regulating a tool that did not work and ended up in its time to be abused. I believe that together with this we need another package of measures that protects legality and puts those who administer in the conditions to do it correctly, without having to deal with uncertainties and improper responsibilities. Attention: we are not at year zero, some important steps forward have been made by ministers Orlando and Cartabia. We don’t always start over, we need concrete improvements, not clean-ups».

The convention of his area is scheduled for July. Basically a new trend…

«I believe that the currents must be overcome but that pluralism and openness must instead be cultivated. Replacing the many small currents that existed and exist by organizing open cultural areas, which discuss ideas and not places, means wanting the good of the Democratic Party. Elly is the first one I spoke to about it and she will be the first to be invited for a discussion on the ideas to be made available to the entire Democratic Party. I proposed that we meet in Cesena, one of the cities hit by the floods, because it’s the perfect place to discuss the environment and work, the fight against climate change and the ecological transformation of our economy. Meanwhile, the secretary has announced that the National Unity Day will take place in Ravenna and this too seems to me to be an excellent choice».

Meanwhile, Emilia-Romagna is still without a commissioner…
«I’m going back to addressing the government and in particular to President Meloni: let’s stop the controversy. The flood cannot be the terrain for an irresponsible clash between parties thinking about elections, it must be the terrain for collaboration between institutions thinking about the common good. Levees, roads and slopes threatened by landslides must be restored. And it must be done now, in view of the autumn. There are businesses, workers, professionals for whom reconstruction should have started yesterday, not in six months: if we help them now the whole country will benefit, if we leave them alone the difficulty will become exasperation and anger. President Meloni, trust Emilia-Romagna. I know the mayors of this region well, from all political parties: if we bet on them, they will be the first to lead the reconstruction, as they did in the mud during the emergency. It was the same 11 years ago, after the earthquake. And the results, I use the words of President Mattarella, have been an example for Italy”.

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