Conte launches progressive movement, tension with the PD
Among the Dems, the representatives of the reformist area, who have always been the coldest with respect to an alliance with the Movement, took the floor.
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After days of poking and prodding, the barbs thrown by Giuseppe Conte broke down the wall of the PD, which had avoided replying directly to the Five Star President.
Area Reformist Dem on the attack
Among the Dems, the exponents of the reformist area, who have always been the coldest with respect to an alliance with the Movement, took the floor. The trigger was an interview in La Repubblica with MEP Pina Picierno, entitled 'In Europe M5s in line with the League', on the 'no' to arms for Ukraine. The back-and-forth went on for a long time, via social media and communiqués. Those of Picierno are 'bar tones' was the counter-attack of the M5s MEPs. 'They do not seek alliances but demand subservience,' she retorted.
Count's reply on saving Milan
The clash did not involve the leadership. Both Schlein and Conte did not intervene. Not least because the former works assiduously on building a coalition, and the latter, even if he keeps the brakes on, shares the horizon. However, the M5s president did throw another dig. The occasion was a conference in the Chamber of Deputies on the Save Milan law, which should, among other things, unblock a series of construction sites. The law has been approved in the Chamber and among the signatories are also members of the PD, while M5s and Avs parliamentarians are against it. 'I invite the right to review this text,' Conte said, 'but it is surprising that there are also signatures from forces in the progressive camp. I make an appeal, withdraw those signatures if you want to build a government alternative. Stand on the right side, fight it on the progressive side, with us and with the friends of Avs,' because 'a progressive force does not serve the interests of businessmen with the complacency of complacent officials'.
Pd-M5s divisions over Ukraine and support for the EU Commission
The divisions over Ukraine are reflected in the PD's support for the EU commission, which the M5s did not vote for. "We launched the proposal to transform the 500 billion war fund that the European Commission is working on into a fund for automotive and competitiveness," the five stars recalled. Tell Picierno whether her priority is the militarisation of the EU or the defence of workers'. In the Pd-M5s relations, the political alignment of the Pentastellati also plays a role. While placing the Movement among the progressives, Conte called the term left 'a stale label'. "Either Conte does not know English (the M5s in Strasbourg adheres to the group 'The Left', ed.) or he does not know what the word 'left' means. In both cases, these are statements that tell of the credibility of the character'.
