Regional elections in Tuscany, centre-right leader in Florence. Meloni: unwritten result

In the 'red' Tuscany of half a century, where tomorrow and Monday FDI candidate Alessandro Tomasi will attempt the improbable challenge of overtaking outgoing Dem governor Eugenio Giani, the centre-right leaders are meeting, greeted by a procession of protesters, to beat up the left, which "makes palace agreements, but does not have the courage to show itself together", which "is more fundamentalist than Hamas", "increasingly radicalised, not a wide field but a wide Leonacavallo, an enormous social centre", which "has instrumentalised issues such as work, wages and women's rights for years, but we have obtained the first results". Giorgia Meloni's rally last night in Piazza San Lorenzo in Florence was the most shouted by the left.

And it is not just any rally: it is the first after the agreement on Gaza, at the end of a day of frenetic diplomatic contacts in view of Monday's trip to Egypt, to attend the signing of the agreement and take part in the summit on the peace plan in which the prime minister aims to obtain a leading role from the US president. She also pays homage to him from the stage, distributing darts: "Hamas and Israel do not sign either for Landini's strikes, or for Albanese who stands there insulting Senator Segre, or for Greta Thunberg on the Flotilla. There is one person we must thank: it is Donald Trump, a Republican president". Meloni claims to have always supported the tycoon's plan, like everyone else, "except the left that in Parliament has not been able to support the motion".

This is the register used by Matteo Salvini, who speaks of "panic on the left", enjoins Francesca Albanese to "don't break my balls", defends Netanyahu ("We owe peace to him too") and praises Oriana Fallaci. Antonio Tajani uses it in softer tones, also relaunching his promise of "lower taxes" and his willingness to fight to raise incomes that will benefit from the 33% IRPEF cut to 60,000 euros. The leaders will discuss it again on Tuesday, before the Council of Ministers that will approve the manoeuvre.

On Tuscan soil, the premier knows she can only play catch-up, measuring the grip of her popularity on a territory that seems to be resisting the black wave. For the other exponents of the coalition, the games are different: the Azzurro number one and the president of Noi Moderati, Maurizio Lupi, will continue to weigh 'the desire for the centre', the Lega Nord secretary will be able to feel the consequences of the party's 'vannaccizzazione'.

Meloni mette comunque le mani avanti: «Dall’ottobre 2022 abbiamo votato in Italia 16 volte: tolte le elezioni europee, il centrodestra ha vinto 12 volte, la sinistra tre». Come a dire: le sono rimaste le roccaforti, «i sistemi di potere chiusi» e autoreferenziali. L’esempio? Mps, «una banca storica ancorata al territorio, che altri, dopo averla affossata, volevano svendere. Noi l’abbiamo difesa. Con la sinistra drenava enormi risorse, con noi è tornata a essere solida, in buona salute. Fa utili e avvia operazioni ambiziose». L’invito della premier alla piazza è, manco a dirlo, rovesciare il tavolo, «fare la storia», perché «nulla è già scritto». E pazienza se non sarà così. Conta il mantra, con vista alle politiche del 2027: l’elogio del centrodestra unito e del Governo stabile grazie a cui «in tre anni abbiamo chiuso accordi per 80 miliardi di investimenti stranieri» e l’Italia «è tornata l’Italia»