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Beyond the budget for the government there are only the Pillars of Hercules: for fear that the unknown Count does not want to cross them. But if the prime minister tried to resist the demands of his majority, the “change of course” would then be formalized in Parliament.
In the Senate, at the time of explanations of vote On the Stability Law, Renzi would take the floor to tell Conte that an “act of discontinuity” is required, that “the time has come to write a new page.” If so, it is certain that no one in the majority would point to him as “irresponsible”, given the sequence of encouragement that the IV leader is receiving from prominent exponents of the Democratic Party and the Cinquestelle, who anticipating that moment whisper to him “Well, if you don’t, nobody does it». “If it is courage that you need – Renzi always answers – I can give you a little.” And anyway, “courage” would be offered only by agreement: of the Papeete type. “
How the (political) world has changed around the former prime minister: today Di Maio is lost discussing future scenarios with him, Zingaretti often concludes his conversations by saying “inform Matteo”, and even D’Alema through Bettini invites him to the Italianieuropei Foundation to speak with Amato about the “construction of the left”. There is the race to Colle and you must prepare. But in the meantime, Count 2’s Pillars of Hercules must be overcome, because the executive’s defeat is driving most to the shallows. Thus, the assumption that a government crisis with the country in emergency could not be considered has been annulled: precisely because the country is in emergency, a government capable of facing the crisis is needed.
Thus began the pressure on Palazzo Chigi. It is not just a problem of power structures, it is also an aspect of the story. And the threat to address the issue in Parliament is a deterrent for Conte to understand that he is on time if he wants to remain in command. “If you want,” explains an authorized minister, “he still has the strength to guide the process” and lands in Count 3. Which is what Renzi also explained to him in a recent confidential interview: “Listen to me, it’s worth it.” And the premier in return: “I defend my team, then …”.
That “then” reveals the ambitions of a prime minister The one who must have a tutor from whom he learned the rules of politics, is the concerned look of those who know that they are between Scylla and Cariddi and would like to overcome the sirens and the rocks unscathed. And it is a way of buying time, although the parties are already in the “preliminaries” -to use the expression of a government exponent- and discuss the options: from the minimum, which provides for the replacement of some ministers, to the one that would change . the scheme that presents the figures of two vice premieres. In both cases – according to various sources – the majority forces imagine proceeding between Christmas and New Year or between New Year and Epiphany, depending on the date on which the budget will be approved in Parliament.
It is a sign that the “preliminaries” are in an advanced stage. And there is also a trace of this in the information sent to the top institutional management. Conte for the moment steals the problem as a mere numerical factor: “With all the requests – he objects – we should make a hundred ministers.” In reality, what goes through a reorganization and instead is a new government, would radically change the scenario. There is the Democratic Party that must rebalance its representation to make room for “the communist area”, as some of its representatives jokingly define it. There is Iv waiting for another ministry. But above all there are the grillini: the new geography within the Cinquestelle could reduce the presence of the Contiani at Palazzo Chigi to the benefit of those close to Di Maio.
In short, Conte is afraid of being surrounded and see dismantled the power structure that has been built in recent months, while signing the provisions of the Dpcm and directing “strong recommendations” to Italians to stop the pandemic. On the other hand, he had to imagine a reaction, given the “as-catcher” attitude that the Democratic Party disputes over appointments to the services, the centralization of management for the Recovery Fund, the protection it has extended in its favor. for the top management of the Rai. And if Di Maio pretends he doesn’t care, it’s because dem are playing his game too.
To resist, the prime minister has only one card left: terrorize his allies, warning them that the puzzle they are applying to could be skipped, and at that point they should go through “a technical government.” The point is that the idea of dispensing with politics, replacing it with emergency management, is an old idea. Politics is reclaiming its space. And given that “the first four months of next year will be terrible for the country,” explained Renzi, “it would take a single misstep and we would still end up with a technical government.”
November 27, 2020 (change November 27, 2020 | 23:27)
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