they ride mourning to make unbalanced reforms. And Conte explains the absence «No in the Duomo out of respect»- Corriere.it

“We have shown respect in the face of death, which we must, but we are not participating in the beatification of Silvio Berlusconi”. Elly Schlein makes a distinction on the dispute involving the Five Stars for not attending the funeral of Silvio Berlusconi. And to the microphones of
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attacks the government: “The most wrong thing is to ride the moment of emotion for the death of Berlusconi to make unbalanced reforms”.

The words of the dem secretary seem to be an indirect response to Giuseppe Conte’s position.
The starred leader explained that he had avoided attending for “a form of respect for both the pain of people close to Berlusconi and for the history and values ​​that I share intimately with my political community, the Movimento 5 Stelle”, as they are «two very distant stories and, in many ways, at the antipodes».

The M5S president – intercepted at lunch in a restaurant at the time of the funeral – branded those on his non-attendance at the funeral as “free reconstructions”. In reality, the decision was announced after internal discontent following his first post judged “too soft” by some MPs. And even now the stomach aches in the Movement do not subside. There are those who criticize the leader’s words: «How? To make the Draghi government, our stories were not at the antipodes and even when there is a negotiation on appointments, there are no problems ». Furthermore, the choice not to go to Milan seems to have paid off. A research by Socialcom, made for Adnkronos in collaboration with Social data, it shows how the attitude of leaders towards state funerals has been “judged” on social networks by users through comments and reactions. All the main exponents have variations in sentiment: only Conte scores -20%.

THEMeanwhile, the starry leader returned yesterday to relaunch the M5S demonstration against “all precariousness” scheduled for tomorrow in Rome (and which will see the presence of Arci and ACLI representatives, as well as Moni Ovadia who will give a speech on the war). «We must rebel, it is not true that this is the case everywhere, they are government choices. The event will be an opportunity to describe a precariousness that affects many more areas », he declared in an interview with Fanpages. “If I had to say one regret I have for things I haven’t been able to do during my years in government, it’s the reform of the legal minimum wage.”

And right on the minimum wage the paths of M5S and Pd could cross. Yesterday Elly Schlein glossed over a possible presence tomorrow in the square: «We will talk to Giuseppe Conte to understand how to coordinate the initiatives that Pd and M5S are carrying out. We also have some important electoral appointments, we made the alliance in Molise. We will certainly hear from each other and we will connect ». But distances and frictions remain between the two parties on Ukraine, with the Movement intending not to “smooth” its positions: “They are dragging us into war – Conte reiterated yesterday -. I don’t know if our government is doing it knowingly or unknowingly because it doesn’t have a vision, but we are going to war, step by step.” Meanwhile yesterday in Brussels the M5S voted no to an amendment that pushes for Kiev’s entry into NATO, while the Democratic Party has once again split.

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