Rome, 18 June (LaPresse) – Has the broad coalition narrowed following the four-way selfie with Conte, Bonelli and Fratoianni? “The progressive alliance is already broader. We have built it in the many local councils and regions where we stood as candidates together, won together and are governing together without any problems. Tell me which local council or region there is where we have actually had a problem. So the progressive alliance is already broader. That said, this does not mean that the main opposition parties – which have already been working together on many issues for many years – cannot also take their own initiatives.” So said PD Secretary Elly Schlein, speaking on ‘Tagadà’ on La7. “Our votes should never be taken for granted,” she added. Had she warned Renzi that she would publish that photo without him? “Of course, he knows that I’m stubbornly committed to unity and will continue to be so – not because the doctor has told us to, but because our people are asking us to, as they want an alternative to a government that has done nothing to raise the wages and salaries of Italians, which are among the lowest in Europe,” replied the PD leader. “We all know that we’ll draw up the programme together with the whole alliance, starting in September, but that doesn’t mean we’ll stand still beforehand because we’re not starting from scratch.” Will you draw up the programme with Renzi too? “I’ve never vetoed anyone. I insist: it’s about the programme, about the issues we’re tackling together. We’re not joining forces against our opponents or against Meloni, but for the things we want to achieve together,” concludes Schlein.
C.sinistra, Schlein: “Renzi? The alliance is already broader than the selfie group – no vetoes”
Rome, 18 June (LaPresse) – Has the broad coalition narrowed following the four-way selfie with Conte, Bonelli and Fratoianni? “The progressive alliance is already broader. We have built it in the many local councils and regions where we stood as candidates together, won together and are governing together without any problems. Tell me which local council or region there is where we have actually had a problem. So the progressive alliance is already broader. That said, this does not mean that the main opposition parties – which have already been working together on many issues for many years – cannot also take their own initiatives.” So said PD Secretary Elly Schlein, speaking on ‘Tagadà’ on La7. “Our votes should never be taken for granted,” she added. Had she warned Renzi that she would publish that photo without him? “Of course, he knows that I’m stubbornly committed to unity and will continue to be so – not because the doctor has told us to, but because our people are asking us to, as they want an alternative to a government that has done nothing to raise the wages and salaries of Italians, which are among the lowest in Europe,” replied the PD leader. “We all know that we’ll draw up the programme together with the whole alliance, starting in September, but that doesn’t mean we’ll stand still beforehand because we’re not starting from scratch.” Will you draw up the programme with Renzi too? “I’ve never vetoed anyone. I insist: it’s about the programme, about the issues we’re tackling together. We’re not joining forces against our opponents or against Meloni, but for the things we want to achieve together,” concludes Schlein.
