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ROME. That morning the leaders of the Tuscan Democratic Party met urgently, at 8 in the morning and behind closed doors, at the premises of the Casa di Cultura in Florence. Zingaretti’s envoys arrived from Rome, all united by a mission: to try to shake, without being rude, his candidate for the Presidency of the Region, Eugenio Giani, an old-fashioned gentleman, who in the electoral campaign speaks of Dante and moves when tells of the exploits of the Medici. On that September morning there was a suspicion: that the mild electoral campaign of the League’s lioness, Susanna Ceccardi, and the old-fashioned Giani could turn the night of September 21 into a nightmare: a historic defeat. Giani had tried to reassure everyone: “There are people in the initiatives and many mayors are with me …”. They looked into his eyes with such anxiety.
Of course, in public statements those of the Democratic Party continue to boast of security, but for 72 hours in the Tuscan left the doubt has turned into fear. Matteo Renzi is the most concerned of all. In the last hours, the former mayor of Florence confides in a very confidential way in more than one something that he would not say even under torture: “If we do not advance, we run the risk of losing …”. That Renzi is worried (also about the uncertain fate of Italia Viva) is also shown by the extraordinary Leopolda summoned for tonight. Extraordinary also in duration: three hours. Signs of panic are also reaching Rome, as one of the three most important figures in the Democratic Party admits with the microphones off: “If Tuscany is lost, I’m afraid Nicola will have a hard time resisting.”
Only Ceccardi is on the city streets: the buses are lined with his images and the large “6 x 3” signs are the prerogative of the right. Not to mention the television commercials on local televisions: while the candidate of the left does not appear on the screens, Ceccardi is seen with a well-studied film: while the images of the young candidate for the League pass, his voice articulates words reassuring, quite the opposite. of the anti-Emilians scanned by the Salvini-Borgonzoni duo in the January challenge to Governor Bonaccini. And so, after a barrage of commendable messages for the virtues of the Tuscans, a voiceover concludes: “On September 20 and 21, put aside ideology, opt for concreteness and change.”
And Giani? Her last post portrays her caressing the face of a cow, a tribute to that “roughness” that is her chorus. Of course, in the last hours he has rushed to relaunch some proposals on childcare and taxes, which Governor Enrico Rossi, incomprehensibly kept on the bench, advised him. In Cesarini’s area, the aces will be dropped into the hole that can allow Giani the miracle. A few days ago, CGIL pensioners moved to face an unspeakable fear: that Covid will leave those over 65 at home, decisive for Giani. The union colleagues are working hard to motivate the vote and above all to help the influx of seats.
The second ace is equally unspeakable in a region where Florence is not very popular in the other provinces: the center-left plays most of its chances in the “capital”, which is the most populated province, where the Democratic Party is already strong and must necessarily advance, but also in Siena, where the center-right mayor is losing popularity and in reconquered Livorno. But even Ceccardi must “stay” in Florence. And so, in the afternoon 18 Ceccardi (with Salvini, Meloni and Tajani) closes in the great Piazza Michelangelo, while Giani (with Mayor Nardella) still and to.
