Renzi currency case Lupi, should step back – ANSA.it

The case Lupi embarrasses the government and the Democratic Party. At 45 days of the opening of the Expo, Prime Minister does not want business cards adverse Italy . But above all, for the position taken in the past in similar situations, such as for the Minister Cancellieri, Renzi remains convinced that, beyond the notices of investigation, count the feedback policies. Considerations, explain environments majority, should push the Minister of Infrastructure in resign without have them ask the premier with the risk of crack irreparably numbers and balances of government.

The moral suasion, but exercised throughout the day, both in contacts between the prime minister and Angelino Alfano directly with Wolves, has not, however, had the desired effect. The interior minister, parliamentary sources explain, would understand the motivations of Renzi, who does not want that story of procurement and corruption stain the government’s image. “The silence of Alfano who has not uttered a word to his minister says a lot,” highlight renziani.

The owner of Infrastructure, however, although described as shaken by party colleagues, it would be defended guaranteeing to be unrelated to any illegal activity. Although available to clarify in plenary, the minister considers a CL error yield to attacks of the opposition shaking the confidence motion. It ‘s true, emphasize government sources explaining the caution, that the minister is not investigated. And then that would be a mistake to demand hasty resignation until it is clear the overall framework of the investigation. But Renzi, who says he got to speak, is angry because some time had set its sights, but he failed the mission structure led by Hercules is pressing. I

While waiting to see if other details emerge, the prime minister holds off her natural impulsiveness. And he bites his tongue even avoiding to attend the presentation of the book by Graziano Delrio, in the House, where they were lurking inevitable questions about Wolves. It ‘clear that the demand for resignation of the Prime Minister, instead of the minister’s step back, open up a clash in the majority and would undermine the balance of government. While excluding, reason loyalists of Prime Minister, and that Ncd Area People come to remove the support of the government, to put at risk the numbers of the majority, already very close to the Senate, enough patrol parliamentarians close to the minister CL. A risk that the prime minister, determined to get to the end of term, does not want to run.

In any case, whether or not Lupi decides to step aside, the prime minister gave input for the entire Avanti dismantle the “power plants” of the Ministry of Infrastructure and start a clean-up between the powerful executives who decide on contracts and concessions.