Colle, Berlusconi’s first name: Antonio Martino for the moderates – BBC

Colle, Berlusconi's first name: Antonio Martino for the moderates – BBC

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Milan , January 21, 2015 – 16:27

     
     
 

Silvio Berlusconi launches first name the Quirinale: to Antonio Martino , lawyer, card number two of Forza Italy and defense minister in the first government of the Knight. The blue leader broke the delay during a meeting with the group forzista the House, explaining that it is an application of the flag, to be used in the first three votes. From the back, from when you will not need a quorum of two-thirds but only the absolute majority, “we will focus instead on a candidate shared.” Shared first with the centrists of Alfano and Popular Area: during a summit in the Senate, in the presence of the same Berlusconi, Angelino Alfano and the staffs of the two political forces has been agreed on a path that will lead to the identification of a true common candidate for the area of ​​the center.

Cautions on “real” name

Moreover, already Monday Berlusconi and Alfano had met the prefecture of Milan and on that occasion had agreed that the next president of the republic “can not be a member of the Democratic Party.” In the enlarged meeting of the Senate in the concept has been reaffirmed and shared with the group leaders and other “colonels.” For Berlusconi, the meeting “went very well.” At the exit from the Senate the number one Forza Italy had not made any name, foreshadowing likely to launch the candidacy of Martin in the next meeting with his deputies. It was also prudent Alfano: “Today we did not names for Colle. Expect the completion of these delicate days in Parliament on reforms and the electoral law. ” The ‘real’ name, in short, if it were aired at the meeting, is kept well covered.

“I know nothing, joke as a priest ”

Martin, meanwhile, reached by Radio 24 , has schermito:” I do not know, it seems to me a joke as a priest. ” Some present report that the former premier tip anyway “to have a head of state is not hostile.” Also the former Cav would notice how the Democratic Party in the Senate no longer has a majority, and how, then, Forza Italy returns to be central.

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Alfano: “Open the consent of the moderate base”

Alfano had also spoken of the method identified: “We decided three things: the first is denoted a common candidate to the Democratic Party and Renzi. We will always together a joint assessment on the candidates that we propose them and now we communicate our groups to organize the work. ” The leader of Ncd then stated that the pact “is to Colle,” “to enlarge the consent of the moderate base,” for no other reason. Quagliariello , national coordinator of Ncd, had explained that during the summit has not been given a specific candidate: “We did not put names or vetoes. We will make a permanent consultation to assert our weight. ”

Who was

All ‘meeting, in addition to the two leaders, were present for Forza Italian Giovanni Toti, Paolo Romani, Mariarosaria Rossi, Renato Brunetta; for Ncd-Popular Area Quagliariello, Maurizio Sacconi, Beatrice Lorenzin, Nunzia De Girolamo; for the UDC, Lorenzo Cesa and Renato Schifani.

January 21, 2015 | 16:27

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