We moderates, party trials. Lupi: “There is no room for the Center outside the poles”. At the first congress the big names of the centre-right

A message from Melons, Salvini by video link, Tajani in presence: the big names of the center-right, in one way or another, will be there. Ready to honor the attempt to take off, as a real political subject, of the so-called “fourth leg” of the center-right: We moderates from the electoral list try to become a party. It does so starting this morning, with the celebration in Rome, at the Marriott hotel, of the first congress which aims precisely to give a common home to a series of acronyms and characters who gravitate within the orbit of the Meloni government: Noi con l’Italia , the UDC, the formations of Toti and Brugnaro. With one fixed idea: “There is no room for the Center outside the poles,” he says Maurizio Lupiwho is the leader of the moderate group.

The challenge is no small one: to try to strengthen a consensus that for Policies, for Us Moderates, has not exceeded 1 percent. “But our contribution is fundamental for the stability of the executive”, says the former minister who promotes the government’s action with full marks, not renouncing to point out some differences: “Giorgia Meloni got off to a good start, showing seriousness and responsibility We only invite you to speed up and concentrate resources on issues that represent major changes: the family, the birth rate. You have to choose between policies in favor of young people or in favor of pensions. I would choose pensions”. A stoccatina to the League. And, as far as he can, Lupi also tries to make his voice heard on the Mes: “We are for ratification, to be done as soon as possible”. It’s hard to be moderate in a government defined as right-centre: “Nothing could be more wrong than this definition. The political model remains the one invented Berlusconi thirty years ago. Today the conservative pillar has strengthened. And we – says the leader of Noi Moderati – are in favor of an alliance between conservatives and popular parties to be exported to Europe as well”. And who knows, Lupi’s formation could also present a list in the elections for the renewal of the Strasbourg Parliament. If it will not settle for pulling its weight under an allied symbol.

Of course, Lupi’s moderates are convinced that they can take advantage of the implosion of the Third Pole: “Bipolarism is back in the news because the voters have chosen this way. On the other hand, Renzi and Calenda were together not for a political interest but for exceed the 4 percent threshold. Their voters can choose to go back to the left or choose the proposal of the center within the centre-right”. But eyes are also focused on the troubles of Forza Italia, closely linked to the poor health of its leader: “But no, we and FI have the same goal: to recover votes among abstentionists. In short, our political area, within the centre-right, is worth 10 percent. The PDL was at 39 percent. I think – concludes Lupi – that there is a lot of work to do”. Because the moderates are not a geometric abstraction, he says, “if there is a real and concrete proposal with a precise location”. The numbers recently said otherwise. But who knows if the new party in the pipeline can reverse the trend.