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Avs takes a swipe at Conte: “The programme is drawn up collectively, not by whoever wins the primaries” (but no comment on Kyiv)
Nicola Fratoianni and Angelo Bonelli respond to the comments made by the leader of the M5S, who yesterday explained that he wished to resolve certain crucial issues in the broad coalition’s programme – including military support for Kyiv – following the coalition’s primaries: “We’re not living under a presidential system, after all!” But on the subject of support for Ukraine, silence reigns
Nicol Fratoianni and Angelo Bonelli – photo: LaPresse
“We’re not living under a presidential system, after all!” The Green and Left Alliance takes Giuseppe Conte to task. Following yesterday’s statements regarding the sending of arms to Ukraine and the possibility that the primaries might take place before the joint manifesto is actually drafted – so that certain sticking points (including support for Kyiv, on which the positions of AVS and M5S are aligned) can be resolved – a veritable storm has erupted on the left. And now the leader of Sinistra Italiana, Nicola Fratoianni, has also weighed in, with a preliminary remark: “It is well known that there are differing positions on certain issues, and this is normal within a coalition.” However: “But the primaries – or any potential primaries – cannot become the instrument that determines the programme. It is not the case that whoever wins the primaries sets the programme for the entire coalition.”
Angelo Bonelli is hot on his heels: “The Green and Left Alliance is interested in policies, not individuals. Italians aren’t asking us to discuss candidates, but to provide solutions to the climate crisis, low wages, the National Health Service and the high cost of living. First we’ll all decide on the policy programme together, then the leader will embody it.” So here too, the policy programme comes first, then the alliance leader. And the AVS is calling for meetings to draft the text as soon as possible: “In September,” continues Fratoianni, “let’s meet to summarise the points and agree on a programme. As for this step, we’ll get round to it after the general election...”
Avs did, however, respond to the leader of the Five Star Movement regarding the timing of the primaries, but not on the substance of what he said yesterday: Kyiv and Ukraine were not mentioned in the statements made by the pair, who in fact share the same view as Conte regarding the resolution of the war in Ukraine. For this reason, support for Kyiv will remain a major hurdle to overcome, and the Democratic Party will also have to play its part (though Elly Schlein has not yet commented on the matter).
