There is no agreement between the political forces and a few hours after the first vote for the election of the new president of the Republic a black smoke is looming.
After Silvio Berlusconi's departure from the scene, over which the mystery of health conditions reigns, the parties go in no particular order despite the multiplication of meetings and reunions of parliamentary groups between Montecitorio and its surroundings.
We are waiting for the list of authoritative names announced by Matteo Salvini.
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The leader of the League, however, is grappling with the complex attempt to put forward plausible proposals for the center-left and which at the same time do not break his coalition. After Forza Italia's no to Mario Draghi Salvini is looking for a proposal that could entice the parliamentarians and that of Elisabetta Casellati does not seem to break through. Under the track turns the name of Elisabetta Belloni, a highly experienced diplomat who is now head of the Department for Information and Security (Dis). On the other hand, the center-left launches the idea of a table with all the parliamentary groups to find a shared solution and in the meantime evaluates the name of Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio, who is very much liked by the Five Star Movement. For now it looks like a flag candidacy to face these early stages of the vote.So much so that Matteo Renzi immediately rejects it, explaining that Riccardi has no chance. Mario Draghi remains silent and observes the evolution of the situation from his home in Umbria. Although Forza Italia has said that it must remain at Palazzo Chigi, his remains a strong candidacy. But, as Matteo Renzi well argued, "the Quirinale does not go against parties". "I think that Draghi's candidacy can only stand if it has this political element. You go to the Quirinale only with a political initiative", explained the leader of Italia Viva. Which, translated, means that the political forces should find a broad understanding, so as to include an agreement on the nature of the future government. The idea of Pier Ferdinando Casini at the Quirinale remains strong:his true centrism and his parliamentary experience make him a digestible figure both on the right and on the left. On the other hand, a possible "No" from the center-left to the current President of the Senate Elisabetta Casellati could weigh against him. Then there is always Sergio Mattarella who is following the developments from his Palermo. But we could possibly talk about him only much later, if the wall against the wall between the alignments persists.if the wall against the wall between the sides persisted.if the wall against the wall between the sides persisted.