“We will not vote for the vice-presidents of the chambers”

Carlo Calenda – Picture by Ansa Foto

The bond between the Democratic Party and the 5 Star Movement “has grown stronger. It’s a political signal, they want to take all the positions that belong to the opposition. The Democratic Party has made a choice, it has chosen Conte, there will be a tripolar Italy”. These are the words of Carlo Calenda on Tg Uno Mattina, in a speech on the Vice-Presidents of Parliament.

“We will not participate in the vote today. There is a theme here: a growing opposition does not have a guaranteed figure,” he adds, referring to Action-Italia Viva. At the Quirinal consultations “Renzi will not be there, I will go with the group leaders and the president of Italia Viva” Teresa Bellanova.

After the group leaders, the vice-presidents of the chambers will vote

At the Palazzo Madama, the oppositions are beginning to play their game. First with the election of the group leaders today, then tomorrow (Wednesday 19 October) that of the vice-presidents, quaestors and secretaries of the Chamber and it is precisely where the tones light up.

Matteo Renzi and Carlo Calenda warn: “If Pd and 5S prevented us from entering, it would be an act of unprecedented gravity, an act that we should immediately bring to the attention of the President of the Republic”.

The answer came first from Francesco Boccia, then from Deborah Serracchiani of the Democratic Party: “From the third pole only smoke bombs, the usual escalation on mirrors with pretensions without anchoring reality and logic”.

The Democratic Party is actually grappling with internal choices. The indication coming from the upper floors is for four women to lead the two groups and fill the roles of Vice Presidents of the House and Senate.