Thursday, April 28, 2016

Rome, Bertolaso ​​retires: Berlusconi turns on Marchini. The wrath of Meloni – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published April 28, 2016 at 13:52.
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Guido Bertolaso ​​withdraws from the race for mayor of Rome. It has ratified a long official statement of Forza Italy. “With Dr. Guido Bertolaso, we decided to support the candidacy of the engineer and do our Alfio Marchini. It is not a new choice. Marchini was our first option, and had fallen for vetoes by an ally of the coalition (the reference is to the party led by Giorgia Meloni, ed), “said the statement of the party of Silvio Berlusconi who scored after a roll and forth he went on for two months the end of a divisive and controversial within the party nomination. Could be held today a meeting between Silvio Berlusconi and Alfio Marchini.

“Bertolaso ​​responsible, the city needs him”
The note Fi bestows the honor of bestowed weapons to the former head of civil Protection. It raises the hope of a united center in Rome. “With the same generosity and spirit of service with which Guido Bertolaso ​​had put aside very important projects to run for mayor, today became available to withdraw his candidacy in order to converge on that in the best position to win. Twice, has shown great responsibility and love for the city of Rome, we will not forget. Besides Rome and Italy will still need him, “reads the note, which continues with a call to Salvini and Meloni allies:” We hope that, beyond this painful division, the entire center-right, all those who do not want Rome to deliver grillini or left, can meet and take a common path. In this sense, we appeal to our friends of the center-right: there is still time because all converge, as we have done, the candidate who has the highest chance of success. ”

Meloni: now Marchini and FI converge on Giachetti
Piccata replication Meloni, candidate for mayor backed by the League, which stuck. “We are happy with the simplification of the political in Rome. Now we expect further simplification with direct and open convergence of Alfio Marchini and Forza Italy on the Democratic Party candidate and Renzi, Roberto Giachetti. ”

Salvini: Renzi calls, Berlusconi responds
He did not hide his disappointment also the leader of the League Matteo Salvini, “Renzi and call Casini, Berlusconi responds. Continues the incredible ballet of Forza Italy which also changes a candidate today, “said the leader of the Northern League, who added:” As far as the league is now more clear and simple: the only candidate of the center in Rome and against all mess called Giorgia Meloni supported by the League. We are confident that the voters of Forza Italy will know who to choose and who is healthy. ”

After a fatal gaffe last
Despite the recent decision of Berlusconi Bertolaso ​​to armor the discontent inside Forza Italy, but especially the new ‘gaffe’ former head civil protection (that all afternoon have held court in the corridors of the House) had the effect of creaking in the race armor former undersecretary. A to skip all but the chair was the hypothesis of Bertolaso, then denied, to cooperate with the candidate of the Democratic Party and that of the Five Star Movement in the event one of the two to become mayor: “I could make available my professionalism – he had Bertolaso ​​told CorriereTv – and to give my modest contribution for Rays or Giachetti. ” Then correct words in a statement in which the former head of the Civil Protection clarified to be absolutely unavailable to “accept a political role in a junta of another candidate.” A clarification, however, which helped to ease tension. It is not the first unfortunate Bertolaso ​​output. The first, which cost him the support of Salvini, the former head of the Civil Defense (then candidate for mayor of the whole center) spoke it last February when he spoke of the Roma as “a category that has been harassed and penalized.” Salvini output that has never forgiven him.

The clash inside Forza Italy
For the withdrawal of Bertolaso ​​pressed “the party of the North”, led by Paul Roman, Maria Stella Gelmini and Giovanni Toti, but aimed to reinforce the axis with the League, resting Meloni. The other the moderate front ‘pro Marchini’ (Tajani, Confalonieri, Letta) in favor of a draft broader than administrative: unite moderates of the center (Alfano included) in the wake of the EPP.

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