(by Massimiliano D'Elia) Fico, the President of the Chamber scares Di Maio and beyond. Fico has always been, within the M5S, Di Maio's uncomfortable antagonist, so much so that at a certain point Grillo had to decree Di Maio as Secretary with wide powers. Now in the few hours of reflection by President Mattarella, that name, Fico, is again threatened as the next candidate for a wide-ranging exploratory mandate, perhaps even on the left. "Horror" ...... !!!! and everyone is returning to the channel of reasonableness. Berlusconi trusting Salvini "indirectly" authorizes him to make an alliance / contract with Di Maio in the next few hours. Di Maio said that great things can be done with Salvini and Guido Crosetto, coordinator of the Brothers of Italy, said they would also be willing to provide external support. In short, Fico, the one who takes bus and train is really scary.
So Berlusconi and Crosetto, before the expiry of the hours of reflection of the Quirinale.
Berlusconi
“Salvini has so far behaved fairly towards us. I believe that the charge of destroying was objectively aimed at others, not us. On the other hand, the leader of the League represents a coalition of 37%, I do not see what interest he would have to give up this to become the minority partner of the 5 Stars. I am very sure, also from the contacts made in these hours, that he will continue to speak and operate in the name of the entire center-right. As for the Democratic Party, we are not looking for a political conversation with them and it does not seem to me that there are any signs of availability on their part. So the issue does not even arise ”, continues Berlusconi. Back to the polls? “If no solution is found, it seems inevitable to me. But it would be a shame ”. Establishing a government with a united center-right, says the leader Fi, “is not only possible, it is necessary. It is the only way to respect the will of the voters ”.
Guido Crosetto
“I said it six years ago when I gave up the PDL and I say it with even more force today: Berlusconi would do better to take a step back, but not because of Di Maio's absurd vetoes. His slow agony saddens me and precisely because I love him I think he should have more respect for his own history so as not to end up indecent and undeserving ". “Silvio Berlusconi - he explains - in over twenty years of political activity he has never used a similar language, for three seconds he was beside himself, I don't want him to be remembered for the exit on 'cleaning the toilets'. I saw that he has recalibrated his position, but I think there is an age for everything, even for doing politics. They call me colleagues from Forza Italia who are impatient with these outings ”. According to Crosetto there is no conventio ad excludendum of the M5s against Giorgia Meloni: “No - he says -, if anything, they are the ones who are afraid that the Brothers of Italy will decide to stay out of a possible government. The 5 Star Movement is calling us for both full support for the government and possible external support. They fear our refusal if anything ”. However, he says, "it is a hypothesis that we have not yet considered, we will talk about it if it arises, but the point is that in the meantime we need to understand each other on the programs".