Pd primaries, Bonaccini starts in the lead on Schlein but it’s a war on numbers – Corriere.it

Voting in Pd circles for the Primaries which will allow the election of the new secretary to begin at the end of the month, but controversies have already broken out with numbers and accusations of forcing the polling stations. After the first two days, the scenario sees Stefano Bonaccini in the lead ahead of Elly Schlein. Far behind are Gianni Cuperlo and Paola De Micheli. But on the percentages there is no agreement (in the clubs you can vote until February 12, 19 in Lombardy and Lazio, then the first two classified will compete in the gazebo on February 26).

According to the committee of the president of Emilia-Romagna, the picture was on Saturday evening the following: At 19, in the circles, the press release explains, 6172 members voted (valid votes 6149). With these results: Stefano Bonaccini 3219 (52.35%), Elly Schlein 2207 (35.89%), Gianni Cuperlo 504 (8.20%), Paola De Micheli 219 (3.56%) White 23. According to the committee Schlein instead, with reference to 5142 valid votes, the percentages would be Bonaccini at 49% (2532 votes) and Schlein at 39% (2042). The other contenders are far behind Gianni Cuperlo (8.32% – 428 votes) and Paola De Micheli (2.72% – 140 votes).

On the other hand, more partial data has been released from the national headquarters of the Democratic Party.

Votes 2801, valid votes 2787. Valle d’Aosta: Bonaccini 11, Schlein 4, De Micheli 1, Cuperlo 0 Abruzzo: Bonaccini 9, Schlein 4, De Micheli 0, Cuperlo 0. Basilicata: Bonaccini 68, De Micheli 9, Schlein 6 , Cuperlo 2. Campania: Bonaccini 44, Schlein 1, Cuperlo 1, De Micheli 0. Emilia Romagna: Bonaccini 459, Schlein 164, Cuperlo 31, De Micheli 30. Friuli Venezia Giulia: Bonaccini 81, Schlein 70, Cuperlo 22, De Micheli 8.

But there is unrest because in the individual territorial realities there are situations that feed positions. In Salerno, the Schlein committee has asked for the cancellation of the congresses and the suspension of all the congresses which can only be celebrated after the verification of the registry offices with respect to the questions sent to the national commission yesterday, and after the 48 hours foreseen by the regulation. While waiting for more definite data, Schlein collects for the support of Article One and the former Pd secretary, Pierluigi Bersani. We must choose the candidacy that has the least compromises with the Renzian tradition, Bersani said during the meeting of Article One which gave the green light to the Manifesto for the New Democratic Party.