Quirinalizie skein, the name of Belloni appears

(by Francesco Matera) Silvio Berlusconi took a step back by withdrawing his candidacy, the Democratic Party got in the way of every proposal of the center-right thus making the game to elect the President of the Republic an increasingly tangled skein. Apparently the only solution that could be shared is to put Mario Draghi himself on the highest hill in Rome, with a very binding condition: to find another prime minister who manages to keep together a majority, however split by nature and always more in fibrillation.

And here is that hypotheses are advanced, such as giving the leadership of the new government to Elisabetta Belloni, formerly a senior official of the Farnesina and today head of the intelligence services. But the joints of the political domination are evaluated, even with two other candidates for the Colle, Pier Ferdinando Casini e Julian Amato.

Two important but very controversial names, Amato would never be voted on by the center-right while Casini could collect the votes across the board, even if the League has already made it known that it is against. Casini, on the other hand, could be Matteo Renzi's centrist candidate, but it is difficult for the unitary candidacy to arise from there because it would inevitably lead to a split in the current majority.

Given the premises, many argue that Draghi should be the one to indicate the political line, already proposing the name of his successor, a personality capable of ferrying the current majority to the next elections in March 2023 and above all capable of updating the Italian PNRR . Another technician? One at the Quirinale and the other at Palazzo Chigi, a sort of commissioner of the Italian political class, the seal of inconclusiveness.

While today the big voters are in Montecitorio for the first ballot, there is the astonishment of the premier for such a clear exit of Fi, since until a few hours before the "colonels" assured that there would be no foreclosure. Renato Brunetta would have explained that Draghi was not discussed in the meeting of the top management of Fi with the blue ministers and undersecretaries.

Salvini takes time and does not list names, waiting to understand whether to measure himself against a candidate like Marcellus Pera on the fourth ballot, but with the risk of getting burned, as Bersani did with Prodi. Letta raises Andrew Riccardi, a profile of the non-partisan civil society, referring to the triad circulated by Conte. And Conte, who has leaked his doubts about Draghi, gathers an M5s in turmoil, where there are those like Di Maio for the premier who are ready to spend themselves. On the other hand, the name of Elisabetta Belloni, as possible president of the Republic, grows from the Movement.

The real game has yet to begin and several surprises could emerge from the cylinder of politics, just during the last call.

Quirinalizie skein, the name of Belloni appears