Schlein’s cousin, center-right councilor in Siena: “I’m sorry he chose to stay on the left”

“I know Elly, we’ve been dating since we were little, our family loved being together during celebrations, including Christmas. But above all we saw each other during the days of the Palio, she from the Lupa and I from the Pantera”. This is what Pasquale Colella, councilor for culture in Siena, tells “Un Giorno da Pecora” on Rai Radio1, one of Elly Schlein’s cousins ​​in the city of the Palio, whose maternal family is originally from.

“You are center-right while Schlein is on the opposite side. Did you expect that?”, Colella is asked. “The history of my family – the answer – has always had stories of internal rivalry. My grandfather Arturo was a center-right DC deputy for years while Elly’s was a socialist senator”. “Definitely – she adds – it was clear that she was a very determined, capable and intelligent girl. I’m sorry she chose a different position from mine and from most of my family”. For your election, he complimented the mother of the new Dem secretary, “who I hear very often”. In the Pd primaries she explains that she did not vote for her “but in Tuscany she got many votes, including Siena”.

When asked if he finds Elly Schlein too extremist, Coella then replies that “these are political positions that also depend on the role one imposes on oneself”. As for the request for Minister Piantedosi’s resignation, you do not consider it “legitimate. Maybe from your point of view, however, it is”. Everyone could vote in the Pd primaries, did you do it? “No, no,” she assured “Un Giorno da Pecora,” “but in Tuscany you got a lot of votes, including Siena.”