The letter-appeal from Maraio (PSI) to the center-left leaders: “Just go in random order”

“The results that the polls have given us in recent months – Lombardy, Lazio, Sicily and most recently Molise – are, for the centre-left, a signal that we can no longer ignore or dismiss as the result of external events. Without a joint initiative by all democratic, reformist and liberal forces, defeats can have the consequence of opening up to a radical change in the face of the country”. Thus the secretary of the PSI, Enzo Maraio, in a letter addressed to all center-left leaders. In the letter addressed to Schlein, Conte, Renzi, Calenda, Bonelli, Fratoianni, Iervolino, Tabacci and Magireads: “A coalition perimeter must be established at the national level, around shared proposals and values, if we want to regain solid credibility in the electorate, which acts as a reference compass also for our local leaders, who we can no longer leave left to themselves in the work of defining alliances that differ from municipality to municipality”.

For the secretary of the PSI, “going in random order ended up alienating and disorienting our electorate, but also our local administrators and leaders. The citizens preferred, to our ambiguities, those who, like the right, addressed them with one voice”.

“We have never met and the urgency of the moment requires a confrontation – says the PSI secretary – Each of us appeals to the unity of the center-left to beat the right, but no one practices it and alone, without a program, we cannot Enough. Faced with a united right, it is around issues such as work, merit, school and public health for all, that we must change course with a national pact that sees us united on issues to return to government of the country. The next electoral round is in 2024: European, about 4000 municipalities, some important regions and many provinces, if the reform goes through. We have a year ahead of us to build a different path and get seriously to face these decisive appointments “, concludes Maraio his letter-appeal.