How we got to this point

FIFTH COLUMN
Of Marcello Veneziani
Let's tell the truth, we Italians have become unrecognizable. If we were to meet on the street those of us today with those we were just ten years ago, we wouldn't recognize each other and maybe we wouldn't even say hello. But how did we get to this point? To understand the present let's take a step back to the past. So ten years ago, these days, he had become prime minister for the fourth time Silvio Berlusconi. The Grand Duke of Padania Umberto Bossi was with him in government. Finish he had become President of the Chamber and dolphin, successor in the breast. Gianni Alemanno was elected mayor of Rome. At that time the National Alliance still existed. The loser of that time was called Walter Veltroni. The Movement had not yet been born 5 place, Di Maio was a stadium mask and Renzi didn't exist, a bit like now; he was a kind of boy scout, he was not yet mayor of Florence. Another world, prehistory.
But what happened to get to this point? There are a thousand factors, and we won't do the whole story. But we would like to focus on one detail. Italy was tired of the left, then and now, she had been disappointed by her umpteenth government and had once again voted for the centre-right and her King, Berlusconi. What happened, at that point? I should tell two stories, actually three.
The first story is that the elements against that government were unleashed. Global economic crises, from America to us; European economic wars, Arab springs bearing down on us, judicial wars against Berlusconi, domestic and international political conspiracies, press campaigns. In short, an evil three-year period which then ended with the well-known white coup that ousted the Berlusconi government. The left doesn't know how to govern and doesn't know how to be popular, but he knows how to destroy, it has a terrible power of interdiction and intimidation. Read More

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Latest electoral political polls. The center-right electorate believes in Salvini

What the findings of the main polling institutes say

Latest election polls | Elections 2018 | All updates, survey after survey | Latest update: 15 August election polls today

Five months have passed since elections of 4 March 2018 (all the latest news here), who would Italians vote for today??

15 August – Nasi survey: the center-right electorate believes in Salvini

According to a survey conducted by the Ferrari Nasi institute published on Libero il 67 percent of center-right voters believe that Matteo Salvini, despite the government coalition with the M5s, is protecting the interests of the center-right coalition.
83 percent believe that Salvini is achieving good results for the interests of the coalition. Only the 12 percent of center-right voters are not satisfied.
Il 53 percent of the League's electorate would like to form a government with only center-right forces, namely Forza Italia and Fratelli d'Italia.
The survey was conducted by the Ferrari Nasi Consulenze/AnalysisPolitica institute for Editoriale LIbero srl Read More

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Behind the scenes on the Rai presidency

While Marcello Foa declares to remain in his capacity “senior advisor”, the usually well-informed D'Agostino tells some interesting background, of which we were also partly aware (n.d.r.):
SALVINI'S HOSTILE OBSERVATION FOR "FORZA ITALIA": THE DOORS OF THE LEAGUE ARE OPEN FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS WHO DECIDE TO QUIT BERLUSCONI – THE CAV, WHO WOULD HAVE WANTED TO MEDIATE ON FOA, HE WAS WITH HIS BACK TO THE WALL: TAJANI HAS THREATENED TO RESIGN IN CASE OF SURRENDER TO SALVINI – AND WITH HIM, IN THE FRONT ROW, GHEDINI WAS AGAINST THE LEAGUE – THE RISK OF APPOINTMENTS

1 – BERLUSCONI HELD, HIS PEOPLE REBEL AND TAJANI THREATENES TO RESIGN AS VICE

Amedeo in the Morning for “the Press”

salvini berlusconiSALVINI BERLUSCONI

Now the doors of the League will open, indeed they will open wide for the local administrators of Forza Italia. And according to the Northern League there are many who are knocking on Matteo Salvini's door, the "Captain" who has his political sails full of good electoral winds. While they see the floppy blue ones, with l’ Admiral of the’ former blue ship in disarmament, listless, little interested in the opposition naval battle in the yellow-green waters. So far l’ agreement between Silvio Berlusconi and Matteo Salvini was not to go to war: no openings to parliamentarians, to regional and municipal councilors. Read More

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"Strategia del carciofo" The work of the Quirinale and the shield for Gentiloni

As he had predicted Matthew Castagna, in yesterday's interview, President Mattarella is taking his time, waiting for the center-right to look for allies, between individual deputies and senators, to have a majority in Parliament. Meanwhile, there is Gentiloni who continues the ordinary administration…(n.d.r.)
To find the majority you go by exclusion «Now he won't lift a finger». There is already a prime minister…
Of Massimiliano Scafi
Europe calls for it: "We have faith in the president". The centre-right, from Salvini to Tajani, encourages him: «We count on his wisdom and his ability».
Di Maio also flatters him: «The head of state will act with authority». Everyone looks at him, everyone is looking for it, everyone is waiting for his nod, a rabbit with a top hat, and what he does? Nothing, because nothing is exactly the best thing to do right now. «At this stage he won't lift a finger», they say from the Hill, because this is how the parties will move. Mattarella has no "prejudicial closures", it is neutral and wants to respect the citizens' indications, he will have his say at the right time.
He will say it in April, when the groups that will go up to the Quirinale will have to present themselves with a concrete proposal, made of programs and numbers. There, after the post-election decantation, we will see if it will be possible to extract a government from two non-majorities to give to the country. Being too active right away can only make the situation worse. Read More

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Elections 2018, Matthew Castagna: "il centrodestra cercherà una maggioranza in Parlamento"

The care of Nicola Pasqualato
I created and put online some interviews on the outcome of Sunday's vote 4 March to political leaders, journalists, commentators, political scientists. I thought it appropriate to also ask for a quick comment from Matthew Castagna, who responded to me yesterday afternoon and made these statements, interesting because it is understandable, even between the lines, that this is a person who knows what he's talking about. Then, one may or may not agree with him, but it certainly cannot be said that it is not clear. E’ the opinion of a “worker”, with experience:

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