Tension in the Third Pole after Calenda’s remarks on Berlusconi. Giachetti attacks: «Bad words». Richetti: “Friendly fire” – Corriere.it

Still voltage in the third pole. «Carlo Calenda’s words about Berlusconi are really bad. I understand Barelli’s indignation.” To say it is the deputy of Action-IV Roberto Giachetti. In fact Paolo Barelli, group leader in the Chamber of Forza Italia, had in turn said: «Carlo Calenda apologize because he does not have the right to enter into the merits of the story of a man, of a great man who founded a great party, Forza Italia , at the service of the country and of the Italians. No one from Forza Italia will participate in a debate with him present until he apologizes. Richetti replied to Giachetti: «Carlo Calenda wished Berlusconi a speedy and full recovery, acknowledging that he was the protagonist of an entire Italian political season and calling him a «lion». Despite this he was pelted by attacks and friendly fire without ever getting a word out of place. Ask yourself why.” But what did Carlo Calenda say?

Forza Italia’s accusation is that, to the microphones of Tg1 Morning, Calenda expressed himself saying: “If Berlusconi distanced himself from politics, it would be the end of the Second Republic, because Berlusconi represented it for better or for worse”. Hence the storm. «Once again Calenda was completely wrong», protested among others the blue deputy Roberto Bagnasco, «Berlusconi and his ideas have represented, represent and will always represent what Carlo Calenda will never be: the point of reference for Italian moderates and a statesman international in stature”.

«I was the only leader of the opposition to wish Berlusconi a happy birthday», the leader of the Third Pole says again, «Schlein and Conte didn’t do it (actually Conte did, ed), is a mistake. Because in front of the disease we are all the same. We are the country of absurd and useless controversies. I didn’t say it’s the end of the Second Republic. I have never believed in Berlusconi’s succession, never believed that there could be another Berlusconi. A piece of history closes. I repeat: best wishes for a speedy recovery to a protagonist of Italian politics of whom I have always been an opponent but who has demonstrated and demonstrates the courage of a lion, I used the words of his son. End”.