The leader of the League Matteo Salvini with a text message he “summoned all the parliamentarians of the League on Monday in Rome”, to clarify the reasons for the crisis in Parliament. Yesterday the League also filed a motion of no confidence in the Senate against the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte.
The conference of the group leaders was scheduled on Monday to decide the timing of the discussion on the motion.
Salvini during the "Beach-meetings" in Puglia repeats: "Those who waste time just want to save the chair". The pentastellated parliamentarians will also be in Rome on Monday morning.
The leader of the Carroccio, already in the election campaign, spoke of alliances: "It has not been decided whether we will race alone, we have an idea of Italy that we will submit to those who share it with us". The leader of FdI, Giorgia Meloni, he reiterated that his party will make alliances 'before the vote' to be clear with the voters. Salvini in the late evening from the Tg1 special made it clear that once the chambers are dissolved, it will be decided who to run for the election. Berlusconi also showed up, ready to share a program for Italy.
Among the many problems in the Movement there is the most explosive, Di Maio: "We have not yet thought if he will be the premiere candidate for me the two terms rule applies", Says Minister Fraccaro, also hinting Di Battista:"He's an asset: I'm sure he'll stay with us until the end".
The PD calls for us to remain united. For the PD, the leader of the group Andrea Marcucci will ask in the conference of the group leaders in the Senate to schedule before the motion of no confidence of the League to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the motion of no confidence of the Democratic Party to Matteo Salvini, which had been filed both in the Chamber and in the Senate . Zingaretti assures that the challenge "is not lost: the populism in government has failed - he argues - and Salvini has accelerated the crisis because he is afraid to make the move".
Fears for the crisis from the Catholic world: per Christian Family, “In the autumn we will pay the huge bill for a permanent election campaign”. According to theRoman Observer, "The country is preparing for an electoral campaign that is expected to be no holds barred", which highlights how the hypothesis of returning to the polls in October "would conflict with the deadlines linked to the budget". Even from abroad, the Italian crisis is viewed with suspicion: "Salvini Italian Prime Minister: a thought that gives goosebumps ", writes the news of the first public channel Ard; "The most powerful populist in Italy rules from the beach", echoes the New York Times. “Brings out the ruling coalition”, comments Le Monde. For the Guardian, the crisis is "a dramatic move".
Institutional timing of the government crisis towards the elections
The group leaders' conference was convened by the president Elisabetta Casellati Monday 12 August at 16.00 pm. Here, by a majority, the parliamentary groups will have to find an agreement on when to go to the Chamber. Probably the convocation of the Assembly could be postponed until after mid-August. 19 would seem the most likely date.
Where disheartened, Prime Minister Conte will go up to the Quirinale to remit his mandate. At that point the consultations of the President of the Republic will start, which should be quick.
Mattarella could decide to entrust an exploratory mandate, also to the President of the Senate, to verify the possibility of giving life to a government other than the yellow-green one. If not, the chambers are dissolved by a decree of the President of the Republic, who then signs the decree by which the Prime Minister calls elections in a period of between 45 and 70 days, generally 60 days are enough. In the meantime, the current government remains in office.
Senator Loredana De Petris (PD) yesterday from the Tg1 special pointed out the inappropriateness of the dual role of Matteo Salvini who would be both prime minister and owner of the Viminale from where the regularity of voting operations is managed.
The date of the early vote will therefore depend on the timing of the crisis. It could be in October: with the passing of the hours the day circled in red, reports the Ansa, is more and more the 27 October to have an executive ready already in November to launch the economic maneuver and avoid the provisional exercise.