Zingaretti, Conte, Di Maio, Salvini, Meloni: who won and who lost the elections

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Nicola Zingaretti has repeated it even in these hours: “If we were allies we would have won almost everywhere.” Maybe the dem-secretary is exaggerating. But it is clear that if the victory of the center-left in Tuscany and Puglia is confirmed, a decisive role will be played by those pentastelado voters who have decided to converge on the Democratic Party candidate by disavowing the M5S summit line that has focused on the race. In solitary. A result that strengthens the government and puts the center-right in difficulties.

The decisive votes for the victory of Giani and Emiliano

The numbers confirm it. In the last Europeans of May 2019 in Tuscany, the Democratic Party had maintained the primacy with 33% (there had not yet been the Renzian split and the birth of Italy alive) but the center-right coalition was above 42 %, while the M5 had registered 12.7. Even more evident in Puglia. There, the center-left parties had done very badly, less than 30%, while those of the center-right were 45% and the M5, despite having lost an avalanche of votes, remained the first party with 26%. Well, in both Tuscany and Puglia, the M5 candidates have obtained half the votes compared to a year ago. The majority of these votes were decisive for the victory of Eugenio Giani and Michele Emiliano.

Zingaretti will firmly claim the result

This is the political figure that emerges from the vote. However, how this will affect the Executive and the relations between maggiaranza’s shareholders is another story. Zingaretti will certainly make itself heard. On the eve of the vote he was considered the highest risk, now the secretary of the Democratic Party will strongly demand the result

Di Maio and the leadership of the movement

Luigi Di Maio has already understood. Although he emphasized the result of the referendum, he expressed a critical judgment about his party for how it decided to present itself to the Regionals, or not to make an alliance with the Democratic Party. And it will not be enough to refute it by recalling that in Liguria, where the alliance was made, the center-right prevailed. It was well known that the regions in balance were Puglia, Tuscany and Marche. But above all these were the Regions governed by his ally, the Democratic Party. A position with which Di Maio will present himself to the next General States foreseen by M5 and in which the direction of the Movement will be decided.

Conte will have to deal with the galvanized ally

The prime minister also breathes a sigh of relief. If the Democratic Party had collapsed, the effects on the government would have been felt. Now, however, Giuseppe Conte will have to deal with a galvanized ally, who already on the eve of the vote called for “a change of pace”: Recovery Fund and Mes top the list but behind the scenes we may already be working on some new entries.