The Rome city councillor has struck a deal with Controcorrente, the movement led by Ismaele La Vardera, which is hugely popular on the island. The former ‘Iena’ presenter will bring his votes to Onorato and, in return, hopes for the support of the M5S and that section of the PD which backs the Roman councillor in an anti-Renzi bid for the Sicilian regional elections. The leader of IV has seen through the manoeuvre and is fielding the former MEP and doctor from Lampedusa, who spent years in Brussels alongside Schlein