Will the dispute over the third term of the Meloni government lead the League to a divided vote in Sardinia? Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini have never been so distant. “It was not something planned in the program, it is not the business of the executive. There were different visions between the majority parties”, interrupted the Prime Minister yesterday after the rejection of the Northern League's amendment which provided for a third term for mayors. And work on the electoral decree will resume next week. With the collection of signatures for parties that do not meet the conditions required to participate in the elections and the amendment which aims to declare public administration officials ineligible. But in the meantime it is open war between the League and the Brothers of Italy. Where there are those who also speak of a Salvini approach as an anti-Luca Zaia.
The two traps
But in the meantime, two traps loom on the center-right horizon. Second Republic Sardinian supporters of the Northern League want to punish Melonian candidate Paolo Truzzo on the island. Like, how? With the split vote. “Salvini is having a long campaign here in Sardinia because he is very low in the polls. That's why he's asking you to vote for his lists,” Truzzu himself said behind the scenes of one of the many gatherings. But the idea of Carroccio on the island is to channel his votes to Renato Soru as president of the Region. A decision which also seems to be taken by the Sardinian Action Party, allied with the League over the years with Solinas. He too is not inclined to bring votes to those who have been ousted from the candidacy. And then Meloni is looking for a political response. Which will start with the vote in the European elections. Carroccio is also in difficulty, especially after the exploits of 2019.
Luca Zaïa
And above all within the party there is the shadow of Luca Zaia. The pact between the two takes place as follows, explains the newspaper: I grant you a third mandate as governor, you “normalize” the Northern League. Which makes it a more malleable ally for Rome. Veneto would then become just one stop in the governor's race for leadership of the League. Which can only be done by undermining Salvini. The Captain, informed of the plan, is ready for the counter-offensive. It starts directly in Sardinia. A defeat for Truzzu would allow him to easily assert that the alliance has so far been mismanaged (by Meloni). Due to the lack of collegiality in decisions. Thus, the vote on the third term that the members of the Northern League want to propose again becomes a leap into the unknown.
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