Pescara, 26 April. (Adnkronos) – If it is true that two clues prove it, in Pescara Giorgia Meloni’s candidacy appears almost a certainty. For the programmatic conference of Fdi – the ‘three days’ starting from today and continuing until Sunday – ministers and undersecretaries, heads of state subsidiaries and administrators from territories throughout Italy will arrive in the city of the Pope. As many as 2,200 delegates have arrived and will arrive in the next few hours, so much so that the hotel facilities in Pescara and the surrounding area are sold out.
The mega structure overlooking the sea, not without controversy – in the central Piazza Primo Maggio, ‘directed’ by the faithful Giovanni Donzelli – lends itself to an important announcement: the central stage overlooking the sea, with the Adriatic behind those who take the word in the Sala Milano, where on Sunday – barring surprises – the prime minister will announce her entry into the field, in the presence of the other centre-right leaders. The exponents of Fdi smile at the reporters who continue to ask about Meloni’s intentions, while in the area there are those who are moving forward: in Cesenatico, but not only, the first electoral ‘holy cards’ indicate the Prime Minister – who could reach Pescara already tomorrow evening – leaders, taking its candidacy for granted.
For now at Palazzo Chigi they continue to throw the ball into the stands: Meloni “will take until the last minute to decide”, the official version given to the press. While we are also working flat out on other things, considering the resounding and surprise announcement that arrived today via video message: the participation of Pope Francis in the G7, at the table of the world’s greats in the summit in Borgo Egnazia from 13 to 15 June, just one week after the European elections. “It is the first time in history that a Pontiff participates in the work of the Group of 7”, remarks the prime minister, who has been able to build a direct relationship with Bergoglio, away from the spotlight and the press.
For minister Francesco Lollobrigida “having a woman, I hope, like her at the helm of our list throughout Italy will also allow us to confirm the great trust that Italians have in her”, while for the leader of the Fdi group in the Senate, Lucio Malan, the Meloni’s name on the ballot paper “would certainly indicate the importance we give to these elections”.
Meanwhile, from the stage of the event, the Minister for Relations with Parliament Luca Ciriani, considered very close to the prime minister, claims today as “the day of pride for a party that has become the largest not by chance: it did so at the end of a path of coherence and courage. A party that has come to terms with its past a thousand times, once and for all, let’s put it in our heads, we look to the future. And we are a great party because we have a great leader called Giorgia Meloni And having a great leader, we put his name in the symbol.
On Sunday, while posters with the name and face of the Prime Minister have been hanging all over Italy for days, the secret will be revealed – in the final rush, just 3 days after the closing of the lists -, in that Abruzzo which should have represented the Ohio of Italy and which instead, claims governor Marco Marsilio, “has confirmed that the center-right wind continues to blow in the country, without surprises”. The bar at the European elections remains that of politics: 26%. But the underlying hope is that, with Meloni’s name on the field, we can do more: hit or even break through the 30% ceiling of preferences. (from the correspondent in Pescara Ileana Sciarra)
