thus the former governor of the Democratic Party made Bardi-- win

The case of the centrist boom in Basilicata is in the numbers: almost 15%, with a slight advantage of Action. And whether it is a phenomenon limited to Basilicata (or not) we will see it at the European Championships. Certainly, with these numbers, for Senator Enrico Borghi it is the most tempting opportunity to relaunch the Renzians’ leitmotif: «You win in the centre. The one disgusted by Conte, and abandoned by Schlein to run after the ideological fumes of a “broad field” that is shattered at the polls for the umpteenth time.”

But how was Pittella’s diabolical plan articulated? The then governor of the Democratic Party, who was forced to resign due to an investigation into regional healthcare and then completely acquitted 3 years after the step back, never digested the failure to run with the Dems in the 2022 elections. “They slammed the door in my face, you know what then…” he blurted out. Change of coat and candidacy with Action in the Senate. No election, but it was part of the plan. Because Pittella’s votes are Pittella’s. Few social networks, many handshakes, house-to-house dinner for all the voters in the Province of Potenza, a fiefdom where there is no shortage of birthdays, communions and village celebrations. Fifty handshakes, fifty votes or so. An old way of doing politics, based on physical contact, which still works very well in these parts: it is no coincidence that «Maurizio Marcello Claudio», this is his full name, was the most voted with over 7 thousand preferences. And the political divorce from his brother Gianni, another preference record holder, former vice-president of the EU Parliament and now mayor of Lauria (like Marcello), seems to have had little or no influence. who did not at all appreciate his brother’s somersault towards the centre-right, not exactly in line with a family with deep socialist roots.

The other piece of the centrist boom, also managed here by Renzian Lella Paita, fresh from the same operation to support the centre-right with Bucci in Genoa, it arrived thanks to the activism of Mario Polese, a 42-year-old lawyer, outgoing regional councilor, former PD who then joined Italia viva. Also in this case the votes gathered in the area went beyond all expectations: 18 thousand, despite less than one voter in 2 voting, totaling 7% and change. Unlike Action, in this case the success of votes came thanks to the civic container Lucanian Pride, thanks to which Polese managed to monetize the political activity of these 5 years. The activism to stabilize Covid precarious workers in healthcare and, last but not least, the operation that made it possible to extend the “gas bonus” to businesses and not just private users also played a role. A strategy, the latter, which allowed governor Bardi to mortgage his re-election as governor, given that thanks to the royalties paid by oil companies to extract hydrocarbons in the “Texas of Italy” he managed to eliminate gas bills. And now it is preparing to do the same for water.