On Monday, January 24, voting begins in the Chamber to elect the new President of the Republic. And these are hectic hours for the political forces, between meetings, meetings, negotiations and an almost continuous toto-names.
The Democratic Party, together with the 5 Star Movement and Leu, has advanced the hypothesis of launching towards the Colle Andrea Riccardi, 72, professor of contemporary history and scholar of the Catholic Church, one of the founders of the Community of Sant'Egidio and minister for international cooperation and integration into the Monti government.
“My ideal profile is him, for what he represents, for what he does, for institutional experience. He is the only Italian who has obtained the Charlemagne Prize, the highest European recognition ”, explained the secretary dem Enrico Letta. And also for the president of the 5 Stars Giuseppe Conte "he has the right characteristics".
Matteo Renzi, on the other hand, has a different opinion: “Riccardi is an extraordinary person, I love him very much, the minister did very well, but I don't think he has any chance of being elected. The M5s wants him as a flag candidate, to be in the newspapers. But this is not Sanremo, you don't win the jury prize ", said the leader of Italia Viva. Who, on the other hand, emphasizes the option Pierferdinando Casini, which could also find approval in the center-right (but not in the M5S) : "Surely when he did the Speaker of the House he did it well".
In the center-right, orphan of Silvio Berlusconi's candidacy , who has decided to take a step back, a new strategy is being sought.
"It would be dangerous for Italy in a difficult moment to reinvent a new government from the beginning, it would stop the country for days and days. The League does not want this," said the secretary of the League, Matteo Salvini after the meeting with its governors and regional delegates. In fact, rejecting the hypothesis of a move of Mario Draghi from Chigi to the Quirinale, an eventuality already rejected, albeit in the form of a wish, by Berlusconi himself, in announcing his renunciation of the candidacy for the Colle.
