"I think the PD is still that subject that draws its strength from its plurality. For this reason, if I am sorry for Cottarelli's resignation and I respect it, in reading his motivations I find a limit - says Lorenzo Guerini -. Our community is founded on dialogue and on the search for synthesis, ancient words unfortunately reviled in today's politics, between different cultures and sensibilities that recognize themselves in the same progressive and reforming profile. If one of these voices died down or left the field, the PD would be something else, it would no longer be the PD. His words, however, highlight a political unease. That it would be wrong to underestimate or to show indifference. The outings of these days, certainly different from each other, are a cause for concern for me and I think they also worry those who have the responsibility of leading our community".
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Cottarelli: 'Uncomfortable in Schlein's Democratic Party' - Politics
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Carlo Cottarelli's farewell to Parliament and the Democratic Party "is not a good sign. I can say that knowing Cottarelli a little I expected it, because he feels he belongs to a liberal and progressive line that he evidently does not see represented". So the mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala. "But above all because at this moment it seems to emerge little and find little space for its skills and its desire to make a contribution on the more economic logic of industrial policy - he added -. I am sorry and I hope that there are no other exits because at this moment they are not needed. Knowing him personally is not something that surprised me."
"Elly Schlein's Democratic Party is losing pieces. After Marcucci, Fioroni, Chinnici, Borghi today it's Cottarelli's turn. For those who have been following our Enews for some time, these choices are not a surprise. I say it's just the beginning. Let's give time to time and the political framework of this country will change profoundly", writes Matteo Renzi in his e-news.
"While respecting the decision of Senator Cottarelli and regretting it, I cannot agree with a choice of abandonment. The Democratic Party was born and lives from the encounter between different cultures and sensibilities and it must be everyone's responsibility to contribute with their own convictions to the cohesion and unity of the Democratic Party. And it is the task of the leadership group to ensure that everyone feels fully part of the party", said Piero Fassino, deputy of the Democratic Party.