LAMEZIA TERME The first were the vice president of the Chamber Anna Ascaniof the Democratic Party, in Lamezia Terme, and the leader of the League Matteo Salvini, albeit in the institutional capacity of Minister of Infrastructure, in Reggio Calabria. Next week the Minister of Education will be at the Citadel Giuseppe Valditaraof the League (Wednesday) and then the president of Action, Mara Carfagna (next Friday in Lamezia), and again on April 14th in Corigliano Rossano is expected – as anticipated by Courier of Calabria – the leader of the M5S Giuseppe Contethe presence of the national secretary of the Democratic Party after mid-April is also possible Elly Schlein if the programmatic conference of the Calabrian dems were to be held. In summary, the parties and the big names in the parties are turning on their lights and warming up their engines in view of the electoral campaign for the European elections and also the local elections. Obviously, the decisions and choices will certainly be defined in the coming weeks, essentially from mid-April onwards, but there are movements, even in Calabria, albeit subordinate to the national framework, because we are awaiting the moves of the party leaders, whose eventual, possible and probable candidacies would obviously change every scheme and every strategy. At the moment therefore the “photograph” is still understandably incomplete, even if the “major manoeuvres” in the parties, albeit hidden, are there. What is certain is that the elections, especially the European ones, will be a “call” to arms for the big names in Calabrian politics, and the terrain of “counting” not only between the parties but also within them and within the coalitions: just think of the “tug of war”, now not even very hidden, between Forza Italia and Lega, a tug of war which in Calabria is recording the almost privileged.
The centre-right
As for the candidatures, still general indications, indiscretions, scenarios but few certainties. Forza Italiamobilized across the territory with the general staff represented by the governor and national deputy secretary of the party Roberto Occhiuto and by the deputy group leader in the Chamber and regional coordinator Francesco Cannizzaroit is said that the regional councilor for agriculture and the “lord of preferences” will nominate for the European elections Gianluca Gallo if the national leader does not run Antonio Tajaniamong the “candidates” also the vice-president of the regional council Giusi Princi, very close to Cannizzaro, and the president of the Province of Cosenza Rosaria Succurro, very close to Occhiuto himself. Brothers of Italy awaits the Prime Minister’s decisions Giorgia Meloniwho has already declared that he wants reservations only at the last minute: among the names of Melonians who are “candidates” for parliamentarians such as the senator Fausto Orsomarsoregional councilors and councilors starting from Luciana De Francesco especially if Meloni is not a candidate. In the Leaguewho should not side with leader Salvini, the well-informed now take the parliamentarian’s candidacy for the European elections for sure Simona Loizzo paired with the outgoing ex-blue player Aldo Patriciello: in Calabria the undersecretary is the one who “deals the cards” on behalf of Salvini Claudio Durigonwho would have already tested the waters, asking for the candidacy of the president of the regional council Filippo Mancusoavailable to reason but only under certain political conditions (which at the moment would be difficult to achieve), while the regional councilor could be in the running Giuseppe Mattianinew entry from the Northern League.
The centre-left
In essence, however, the games are wide open everywhere, even and above all in the center-left and especially in the PD. The democrats have defined the line-up of the Southern constituency, in which they are nominating the journalist Lucia Annunziatathe mayor of Bari Antonio Decarothe outgoing vice-president of the European Parliament Pina Picierno and the secretary Elly Schlein herself, names that in fact occupy the useful spaces and also for this reason no particular willingness to run is emerging among the Calabrian dems, first of all from the regional group, something that would not have been particularly appreciated by the Nazarene: accredited sources maintain that at the Ultimately, Calabria could provide profiles of civil society or institutions for the community cause, or even former parliamentarians ready to get back into the game. Forehead M5S: the leader in the Southern constituency is the Calabrian economist Pasquale Tridicoformer president of the INPS, strongly pushed by the leader Conte and supported by the Calabrian five-star spokespersons, for the rest the self-nominations are underway in which former parliamentarians such as Giuseppe Auddino or Alessandro Melicchio who still would not fall into the trap of the dual mandate ban. Then there is the center Actionwhich in Calabria at a regional level is with the center-right majority but will obviously run independently at the European elections, also to compete: at the European elections the candidacy of one of the two Calendian regional councilors seems obvious, Francesco De Nisi or Giuseppe Grazianoamong the “candidates” also the metropolitan deputy mayor of Reggio Carmelo Versace. To the left, Avs is aiming for Mimmo Lucanothe former mayor of Riace, symbol of welcoming migrants, who will be the leader in the Southern constituency and who could also intercept the vote of disappointed democrats like the former governor Mario Oliveriowhile waiting for the moves of Luigi De Magistris and the first movements of the newborn are recorded Michele Santoro. (a. cant.)
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