Pd, tension over the European elections: Zingaretti-Emiliano out. One thinks of the post-Schlein era

Pd emptied at the European elections without Emiliano and Zingaretti

The Democratic Party is, as often happens, in turmoil. Il Corriere della Sera wrote it today, according to which “Nicola Zingaretti, who most thought was running for the European elections, does not intend to run: he will remain « in Italy » to continue to carry out his role as « national deputy »”. All this “while the officialization of another excellent refusal is awaited: not even the governor of Puglia Michele Emiliano is aiming for the European Championships”.

According to the Corriere della Sera, “There is a rumor among the Roman Democrats that Zingaretti does not want to leave the country because he could be the PD's next candidate for mayor of the capital. But beyond Zingaretti's real intentions, without him and without Emiliano on the field the vote collection in those two regions risks being less successful than expected. And speaking of governors: some supporters of Bonaccini believe that the president of the Democratic Party would make a big mistake by running for office.”

There are those who have suggested that Bonaccini give way to Virginio Merola. If the former mayor of Bologna was elected to the European Parliament he would have to renounce his seat in the Chamber. “And the president of the Democratic Party, with a heavily armored by-election in Bologna, could make his entry into Montecitorio and from there influence the party line more forcefully”, explains Corriere della Sera, according to which it is already thinking to the post Elly Schlein.

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“The candidates for the secretariat are already swarming”, claims the Corriere della Sera. Which lists the hypotheses: “There is Antonio Decaro, who dreams of primaries. There is Matteo Lepore: the mayor of Bologna is increasingly active and the malicious people in the Democratic Party are insinuating that his campaign on 30 kilometers per hour is a way to appear on the national stage. Then there is the tireless Chestnutswho would not like to see the party “distorted”. And finally, concludes the Corriere della Sera, there is DeLuca.