The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, after the request of the Lega and Movimento Cinque stelle, has granted more time, 24 hours. That could become 48, that is, until Friday. But only if the two political forces show him that this time the agreement is real for a parliamentary majority. Tomorrow the head of state will patiently await news from Tuscany to Fiesole where he participates in 'The State of the Union', the event organized by the European University Institute to take stock of the challenges and prospects for the near future of the European Union. An important appointment for the European Mattarella, which will be attended by the president of the ECB Mario Draghi and the president of the EU Commission Jean Claude Juncker.
Then, after a stop in Palermo, he will return to Rome on Friday at lunchtime. Friday afternoon will be the moment of truth: formalization of a Lega-M5s government agreement or the start of the guarantee government with the indication of the premier chosen by Mattarella. The President of the Council in pectore, on whom the Quirinale's absolute confidentiality is in force, will be notified only shortly before any appointment. As is well known, ministers are appointed by the President of the Republic, on the proposal of the Prime Minister. So the ministers' scouting operation cannot start before the prime minister is entrusted with the task. But everything is ready in an emergency, as everything was ready today before the request of the Lega and M5S. In such a complex and constantly evolving framework it would be a challenge to identify the exact timing of the formation of a government and the vote of confidence of the Chambers.
Consequently also hypothesize a date for new elections in case of no confidence. However, it seems increasingly unlikely that we can vote in July. For a number of reasons: meanwhile, the technical times are getting longer and could also blow up the already extreme date of 22 July. Calling voters to the polls on Sunday 29 July is unrealistic. If we add to this that even in the League and in the Five Stars the feeling of reflection is taking the place of that of fury, the door of July seems almost closed, the fear of abstention combined with the perplexities of voters forced to vote again under the hot sun he is convincing Salvini and Di Maio to stop taking this path, apparently uphill and very treacherous.