"Everything will work out in the end." Tommaso Foti, group leader of the Brothers of Italy, is sure of this. Upon entering Montecitorio, he responded to journalists who asked him to account for the ongoing tug-of-war with the League over the candidate for the presidency of Sardinia.
Will it be resolved in the way that FdI wants?, the reporters urged. «In the sense that we have already given, for example for Sicily», replied Foti.
Maurizio Lupi, leader of Noi Moderati, also spoke on the topic: «If clear indications come from the territories, we must respect them. The criterion we have set ourselves is to re-nominate the outgoing candidates but also to listen to the local area. Solinas has certainly done well, but if he asks from below to present a candidacy that enhances the coalition even more, I find it legitimate", he declared to the Corriere. «It has already happened in important regions such as Sicily, or in Molise», he added. «Musumeci – he recalled – was an authoritative president, in fact today he is a minister. But it was decided to expand the coalition's potential even further, and FdI generously took a step back. I find it understandable that today Meloni's party can ask to nominate not the latest arrival, but one of its valued exponents such as the current mayor of Cagliari." «The first criterion is not the balance of power – said Lupi – but the quality of the candidate. Then there is no doubt that today the centre-right has a strong leader, Giorgia Meloni, and is certainly the leading party in the coalition with 27 or 28 or 29%. It is an element that we cannot pretend does not exist. Even more so given that Meloni has proven generous in the past. The League can do the same, I hope and am convinced that they will do it. That there is a willingness to give space in important regions to the first party in the coalition seems correct to me - he concludes - but these are things that we will face when the time comes. Now the important thing is to be united."
Meanwhile, Matteo Salvini's meeting with the Lega parliamentarians began in the Chamber. An appointment called by the secretary to vindicate the activity carried out so far and take stock of the work at the beginning of the year, also in view of the campaign for the regional and European elections.
(Unioneonline/ss)