Veneto, Zaia ready to support another governor but with his own list that could break through to 45%.

In Veneto today we are navigating in the dark. This is the image chosen by Luca Zaia to photograph the current stalemate ahead of the regional elections in the autumn. He, who has been the absolute ruler of that land for over 15 years, describes a centre-right closed 'in a dark room' that moves through 'murky waters', where no one can see anything any more, where 'nothing is understood any more, at least until there is some clarity'.

Translated from the language of politics, it means that there is currently no agreement. Above all, there is no go-ahead to hand over the leadership of the Region to the Brothers of Giorgia Meloni. A claim that the premier makes on the strength of the three times more votes obtained at the European elections than those of the League. But when it comes to deciding who will govern the territory of the Veneto region, it is not enough: Zaia's support is needed, who continues to have a very high approval rating close to 70%.

And by the way, if there is no agreement in Venetothere cannot be either in the other regions called to vote next autumn (Marche, Toscana, Campania, Puglia). Zaia - now that the prospect of a third term in office, which would actually be the fourth, has vanished - is not willing to step aside and is relaunching the prospect of a Zaia List for which his people are already ready to collect signatures.

Of course, Fratelli d'Italia closes every door: for them, civic lists must remain satellites of the presidential candidate. Full stop. Zaia, with the phlegm of one who is used to playing on slippery ground, says and does not say. "This is not the moment to put more meat on the fire,' he emphasises as if to reassure his allies, except for sinking the blow just afterwards: 'Everyone will then understand whether the choices coming from Rome will be sustainable or unsustainable.

Unsustainable, that's the key word. Zaia makes it clear that the clash is no longer theoretical, that the hypothesis of running alone, or almost alone, is more concrete than anyone wants to admit: 'According to the latest statistics, my list is worth 40 or 45 per cent'. This is not a claim, it is a warning. And to those who ask him to found another party, the governor replies with a courtesy that smacks of a threat: 'It's not worth it now. There is already enough meat on the fire. We'll see if the indications are acceptable. If not...'.