A wind of respite is blowing at the top of the National Democratic Partywhere the meeting of the last 24 hours between the secretary Elly Schlein and the party president Stefano Bonaccini to decide the strategies in view of the European elections in June, he closed with a relaxing message: “Let’s work together”.
Bonaccini and the candidacy as leader in the North East
A substantial green light, the well-informed assure, on the candidacy of the governor of Emilia-Romagna as leader in the North East, who during the face-to-face meeting gave the secretary a warning that had the flavor of an ultimatum: «Elly – he would have said Bonaccini — I’m available if needed. But it is a choice that will have repercussions in Emilia-Romagna. And it risks not being understood by voters without the responsibility of a leadership role.”
The meeting between the secretary and the president of the Democratic Party
The relationship between the president of Emilia-Romagna and his former vice president, who turned into his party secretary after the 2023 primaries, was riddled with friction. From the tug of war over the presidency of the party to the recent friction over the PD’s no on the third mandate of the governors (Bonaccini included), it is a long rollercoaster that has characterized the Schlein-Bonaccini confrontation for a year now. And the crux of the governor’s role in view of European elections in June is no exception. Indeed, between the secretary’s proverbial wait-and-see attitude and Bonaccini’s desire to clarify, the issue has become transformed into a long via crucis which also keeps the discussion on next Regionals in Emilia-Romagna.
Schlein and the intention to nominate Annalisa Corrado
It is on this point that the message delivered to Schlein by Bonaccini was concentrated, after the intention to run as a candidate had leaked from the Nazarene. leaders in the North East the dem Environment manager, Annalisa Corrado. «It’s not my fate that’s at stake, but that of Emilia-Romagna. We need attention”, the governor would have explained, aware that his candidacy for Brussels would have repercussions on the regional elections, and indeed on the voting times (early) that from an electoral point of view: «Explain to the voters a commitment from leader is one thing. Otherwise the bad mood could grow.”
Green light for the step forward by the governor of Emilia-Romagna
A sort of either/or, in short, to which Schlein would have responded by recognizing that Bonaccini had “all the conditions and characteristics” to be him leaders in the North East.
The concise letter of the Nazarene
In this light, they assure from Rome, the concise joint note Schlein-Bonaccini arrived from the Nazarene should be read: «Positive meeting. Working together on European elections, regional and administrative”. However, many other pieces to the puzzle are missing. Before announcing the candidacy as leader, it remains to be resolved the list question: the fear that Popular Energy, the area that refers to Bonaccini, may be marginalized in the candidatures, will be dissolved by mid-April Management. After Easter, the two will discuss it again
