Against the big camp, even if Carlo Calenda has never declared that he wants to be part of it (indeed, the distinctions on key issues such as Ukraine are very clear). There have been many farewells to Action in recent hours and all in the same direction. Enrico Costa to Forza Italia, Maria Stella Gelmini, Mara Carfagna and Giusy Versace perhaps (for the moment they are in the mixed group) headed to Noi Moderati at least in a first phase.
Who is left? The paradox is that the parliamentary patrol, now reduced, is made up of many former Renzians. This is particularly evident in the Chamber where, of the ten remaining parliamentarians, three have been very close to Matteo Renzi for a long time. Matteo Richetti, of the Democratic Party, was one of the first Renzians, even if he later broke even publicly with the then secretary, and he has been with Calenda since the birth of Action. Elena Bonetti was the minister indicated by Renzi, Ettore Rosato was the most faithful who was even delegated to draft the current mechanism of the electoral law. Paradoxically, all three have experienced a break with the former secretary of the Democratic Party that was also personal – the last two left Iv less than a year ago – a bit like what also happened to Carlo Calenda and that is why from his entourage there is no fear of pressure for a rapprochement with the perspective of the vast field. This morning on Qn, Rosato repeated the official party line without major changes to what Calenda has been repeating for days: “We are not in the big camp and there is no statement that can change things. The bipolarity of the extremes is the adversary we are fighting against. It is necessary to create a moderate space in the center that can heal the fracture caused by the increasingly populist bipolar shock.”
In short, despite the farewells – which in any case had not led to the transfer of votes from the moderate right initially hoped for – the line of Calenda and Action is to dialogue with the two poles on the merits of the decisions to be taken, obviously bearing in mind that the original electorate is predominantly centre-left. So, if today the alliances for the next regional elections are all on the left (Liguria, Umbria and Emilia-Romagna), this does not mean that the case of Basilicata, where support went to Vito Bardi, centre-right, cannot be repeated. And at the national level, the elections are far away. The confidence is always that the space in the centre can expand.
Featured photo Ansa: the Action group in the Chamber after the passage of the two former M5 Massimo Castaldo and Federica Onori
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