Rome, Oct. 11 (LaPresse) – Pierluigi Bersani does not like discussing names, formulas and boundaries. But because he senses the urgency of a ‘push’ to build an alternative to the right, he does not shy away from questions about leaders and primaries: “Have we decided to hold them? Enough nonsense! Let them go ahead, for God’s sake”. “Let’s not confuse leadership squabbles with a deeper feeling that exists out there – he says in an interview with Corriere della Sera -. I take part in many demonstrations where you can’t tell who’s from the PD and who’s from the M5S. Come on, folks, don’t we want to put a little faith and optimism in people’s intelligence?” What would the profile of a new Prodi capable of defeating Meloni look like? “Prodi was strong, not because he was the commander-in-chief. Our people don’t obey; they’re not interested in having a boss. The contenders must shape a profile that brings together the different sensibilities within our political world. Prodi was a professor, competent, Catholic and left-wing. The profile is a blend of cultures”. On the electoral law: “I don’t know what the Court will think, but I know that a citizen looking at that ballot paper will think they’re seeing things and will stay at home. Perhaps that is the meaning of Donzelli and Arianna Meloni’s Third Republic: doing without voters. This law is an infernal mess, a vehicle for abstention. They say, ‘this time, you decide’. Yet the only thing being decided is who gets to rule, ad libitum”. As for the issue of Ukraine: “Is there anyone who doesn’t think it is right for the EU to take diplomatic action, silence the rhetoric of escalation and monitor what happens to the aid? And is there anyone so pacifist as to go beyond Pax Christi, which considers it morally acceptable to provide aid solely for the purpose of defending lives against mines, missiles and drones? A point of balance can be found between these two questions”. Is he also afraid that Conte might withdraw, despite his reassurances? “Absolutely not. Do you know what I’m afraid of? That Meloni might also take the Quirinale. Here there are people who talk about the nation rather than the republic and fail to recognize the historic turning point brought about by a Constitution intrinsically linked to the Resistance and anti-fascism. This is a decisive issue, and that is why the appeal is addressed to all democrats”.
Center-left, Bersani: “Primaries are necessary, the leader’s profile is a blend of different political cultures”
Rome, Oct. 11 (LaPresse) – Pierluigi Bersani does not like discussing names, formulas and boundaries. But because he senses the urgency of a ‘push’ to build an alternative to the right, he does not shy away from questions about leaders and primaries: “Have we decided to hold them? Enough nonsense! Let them go ahead, for God’s sake”. “Let’s not confuse leadership squabbles with a deeper feeling that exists out there – he says in an interview with Corriere della Sera -. I take part in many demonstrations where you can’t tell who’s from the PD and who’s from the M5S. Come on, folks, don’t we want to put a little faith and optimism in people’s intelligence?” What would the profile of a new Prodi capable of defeating Meloni look like? “Prodi was strong, not because he was the commander-in-chief. Our people don’t obey; they’re not interested in having a boss. The contenders must shape a profile that brings together the different sensibilities within our political world. Prodi was a professor, competent, Catholic and left-wing. The profile is a blend of cultures”. On the electoral law: “I don’t know what the Court will think, but I know that a citizen looking at that ballot paper will think they’re seeing things and will stay at home. Perhaps that is the meaning of Donzelli and Arianna Meloni’s Third Republic: doing without voters. This law is an infernal mess, a vehicle for abstention. They say, ‘this time, you decide’. Yet the only thing being decided is who gets to rule, ad libitum”. As for the issue of Ukraine: “Is there anyone who doesn’t think it is right for the EU to take diplomatic action, silence the rhetoric of escalation and monitor what happens to the aid? And is there anyone so pacifist as to go beyond Pax Christi, which considers it morally acceptable to provide aid solely for the purpose of defending lives against mines, missiles and drones? A point of balance can be found between these two questions”. Is he also afraid that Conte might withdraw, despite his reassurances? “Absolutely not. Do you know what I’m afraid of? That Meloni might also take the Quirinale. Here there are people who talk about the nation rather than the republic and fail to recognize the historic turning point brought about by a Constitution intrinsically linked to the Resistance and anti-fascism. This is a decisive issue, and that is why the appeal is addressed to all democrats”.