On the day after the meeting in which Giuseppe Conte communicated the names of his five deputies to the pentastellated parliamentarians, it was only those directly concerned or those closest to the ex-premier who spoke. Mario Turco, one of the nominees, quoted the leader talking about “the moment of sowing and listening, in order to be even more incisive in giving solutions to the problems of citizens”, while Riccardo Ricciardi thanked, with “pride and great responsibility “,” the man who has held a country together in its most tragic moment and who has allowed Italy to restart with the enormous work done in Europe “. More political, on the other hand, was the intervention of the other new deputy Paola Taverna, who satisfied Conte’s tranchant words on the no to any possibility of an agreement with Renzi and Calenda, claiming the Movement to go “ahead for its own Street”.
The toxins accumulated in recent days, after the controversy that accompanied the choices of the leader and the attempt – trimmed – to clear the top of the parliamentary groups, are however not destined to vanish in a short time. On the contrary, judging by how some sectors of the hard core of M5s have welcomed the outcome of the appointments, the impression is that the fault that the Five Star world is crossing is even deeper. Much has been said about the discontent that Conte’s five deputy chosen on Thursday generated in those who expected a more inclusive team with respect to the various souls of the movement and also with respect to geographic origins (no elected from the North was nominated) , with a part of the parliamentarians present at the meeting who have clearly abandoned the same as a sign of disagreement both for the method and the merit of the choices made by Conte.
The discontent towards the “Conte method”, however, would not be limited only to a part of the pentastellate elite represented by those elected in Parliament, but would also be present in a substantial part of the activists. In fact, if it is true that voters and Grillini militants have significantly reduced in the last period, it is equally true that in many realities of the Center-South M5s can still count on important numbers. The post-elections, in fact, are leading to a tough confrontation also at the base, and not only – as is already happening – at the top. On the web, for example, a part of the activists (mainly Romans but also from other areas of the country) met yesterday on Zoom to comment in real time on the results of the Montecitorio meeting, ending up contesting its premises and conclusions.
In fact, the irritation of the “Orthodox” (but not only) who have chosen to stay still in the Movement is palpable, in noting how the important choices relating to the leadership group are no longer proposed to them to be discussed, but in reality they are only get ratified. A problem that had blatantly emerged with the contrast between Conte and Beppe Grillo at the time of the drafting of the new Statute, healed with a compromise between the two souls of the movement and appeased by the common commitment to the Administrations. Now that the polls have given their (meager) response, on the chats and on the Fb groups of activists or sympathizers, the time has come for free-speach, and many are starting to look to a near date as a possible new beginning. It is October 30, the day in which Alessandro Di Battista, with the start of a mini-tour from Siena that will continue in Genoa the following day, will return to the real political arena, after months as a free hitter. Shares of an unofficial poster of the two events, with the words “The time has come” and “Back to the origins” are increasing exponentially, many militants intrigued by the next moves of their former movement partner, and not by chance they have already made an appointment in the square in the Tuscan city.
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