Schlein: “The De Luca case? We are committed to guaranteeing pluralism in the groups”

He talks about feminicides: “The Democratic Party is committed to combating all forms of gender-based violence”. Of the arrested policemen and the violence in Verona: “We presented a question to Minister Piantedosi so that he could report” in Parliament “and shed full light”. And of the controversies and tensions within the party on the Piero De Luca case: “We promised and here we are
committed to guaranteeing pluralism in the groups, work has been done in this direction. There are two new group leaders representing the majority and it is right that there are two vicars who did not vote for me at the congress. And this has led to other choices that take pluralism into account. I believe that in this context everyone can continue to make their own contribution and be valued”, says Schlein also regarding Vincenzo De Luca’s post after the change of deputy team leaders.

Yesterday came the government’s crackdown on violence against women: the Council of Ministers approved a bill that focuses on prevention, timeliness and rigor to respond to an emergency as demonstrated by the 45 feminicides in Italy in the first 5 months of the year. The common thread is prevention “to break the cycle of violence”. “It is good that the government has collected many of the indications that emerged from the work of the commission” on femicides “to which the Democratic Party has made a strong contribution. However, there is a lack of resources for training and there is a lack of education on differences. We need to start from a large investment in culture and training, starting with the schools – Elly Schlein commented at the press conference – We must continue the efforts for the part that is missing”.