Mario Draghi would have tested the waters with the League for his candidacy for the Quirinale. He is one of the backstory revealed by Matteo Salviniwho in his new book “Controvento” returns to the government experience of the former president of the ECB and, among the episodes remembered, recounts in particular the passage of the choice of ministers, with the first names on the list which he defined as “disconcerting” .
The attack on Draghi in Salvini’s book
“From the maneuver to the appointments, I always expressed to the Prime Minister the utmost determination to simplify his life. Without never make claims on positions or positions” writes the leader of the League Matteo Salvini, in one of the passages of his latest literary effort, of which he has revealed some excerpts in advance awaiting the official presentation in Milan on 25 April.
Speaking about the events of February 2021, the Northern League leader recalls in his book that “Il Colle entrusted the task of forming a new national emergency government to Mario Draghi. A name of international prestige that had been around for some time. In the centre-right, Draghi was held in high regard“.
The deputy prime minister and secretary of the League, Matteo Salvini
The choice of ministers
“Beyond the courtesy of the initial approaches, Prime Minister Draghi chose to don’t share with party secretaries not even the choice of ministers” is one of the deputy prime minister’s revelations.
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“I remember I was at home when my phone rang. Palazzo Chigi – says Salvini – Within ten minutes, the names of the aspiring ministers would have been delivered to Colle. I repeat: ten minutes. Draghi told me that he had identified Giancarlo Giorgetti, Massimo Garavaglia and Erika Stefani as the Northern League members worthy of obtaining ministries. Authoritative names who enjoy my total respect and trust, but the method was obviously wrong. Moreover, it was a widespread opinion among all parties.”
According to what the leader of the League claims, the choice of ministers, “It wasn’t the only slip-upbecause in the executive that was supposed to be the best there were some frankly disconcerting names such as the disastrous Luciana Lamorgese confirmed at the Interior Ministry, not to mention Roberto Speranza at Salute, up to the irreducible Di Maio at Foreign Affairs, not exactly a brilliant start”.
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The last phone call for the Quirinale
Salvini also retraces the moment of choosing the tenant of the Quirinale at the beginning of 2022, then it fell again on Sergio Mattarella. “In the press conference at the end of the year, the Prime Minister made it clear that he considered his mission in government to be essentially over. An exit that many had read as the admission of wanting to aim for Colle” writes Salvini on Mario Draghi, now launched towards the European Commission.
The Northern League leader recalls in his book “a last meeting with President Draghi in which probed the availability of the League and of the center-right in general for his possible ascension to Colle. To my direct question: ‘If he is elected, what will happen to the government?’, the answer did not come. Or rather, there was a ‘we’ll talk about it later…’”.
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