Pd and Fioroni’s farewell. Who are the other dem in doubt whether to break with Schlein- Corriere.it

The first state Giuseppe Fioroni: When one perceives that he is an unwelcome guest, he must take note. So away from the Democratic Party. But other exponents of the centrist component of the dem, originally from the DC and then from the Margherita, could do the same after Elly Schlein’s victory in the dem primary. The new secretary (to be voted on March 12 by the new national assembly, ed) has a left-left party in mind while I had founded a centre-left party, the thought of the former minister does not seem isolated. The fact that Schlein accused Bonaccini of having held a demonstration “even with Fioroni” has made evident a state of progressive marginalization of the popular and the Catholic-democratic area within the Democratic Party, the accusation said.

Among those who had already put their hands forward was Giorgio Gori, Mayor of Bergamo: If Schlein tackles many issues pragmatically, it will certainly be my party. Otherwise no. Will I hold the Atlanticist position or not? Will Letta hold the line on Ukraine or not? Will it be pragmatic at work that not only defends wages but also job creation or not? Gori wonders. Concerns that could be shared by other centrist figures, such as the former defense minister and president of Copasir Lorenzo Guerini or the former mayor of Turin, Piero Fassino.

Then there are the assignments. Deborah Serracchiani, group leader in the Chamber of Deputies, has announced that it will place the mandate in the hands of the new secretariat, the same decision as Simona Malpezzi group leader in the Senate. There would already be replacements: among the Pd parliamentarians in pole position perhaps Francesco Boccia as the new group leader in the Senate, while the names of Chiara Gribaudo, Chiara Braga and Micaela De Biase are mentioned in the Chamber. Branco Benifei in Brussels could also leave his post as head of delegation in the European Parliament. Also worth seeing are the choices of Dario Nardella, mayor of Florence and one of Stefano Bonaccini’s main sponsors. We will do our job with great generosity, it will have to be Schlein who indicates a road and this road cannot be linked to tactics, armchairs, political class, he said, if the Democratic Party goes in that direction I, even as the last member, will give a hand.