Following the removal of the provision to exclude votes for parties below 3 per cent, a new amendment provides for an increase in the number of signatures required. For Più Europa and Vannacci (which have members in the mixed group), the requirement remains at ‘just’ 1,500 signatures per province (i.e. almost 200,000). Meanwhile, for Onorato’s civic lists, as well as for Potere al Popolo and Rifondazione, the number of signatures rises to 9,000 per constituency. This brings the total number of signatures required to exceed that needed for a repeal referendum.

“It would be better to avoid the primaries. I would prefer that the electorate not be faced with the choice between Conte and Schlein, which risks being divisive,” says the former public prosecutor who handled the state-Mafia negotiations

With preparations in full swing for Schlein’s final rally in Reggio Emilia, the choice of the figure who will represent the broad coalition remains the hottest topic

The General Assembly of Controcorrente and Progetto Civico Italia is becoming the testing ground for a new political alliance. The PD, M5S and AVS are no longer enough, say the civic groups: an independent civic force is needed to broaden the base and try to defeat Meloni

The Roman councillor takes the field (in a big way): “We’ll be there for the primaries. We’ll set out our programme and manifesto straight away. We want to reclaim the issues that the centre-left has culpably ceded to the right. Starting with security: we need more prisons.” The proposal on nurseries

The former Iena presenter and candidate for the presidency of the Sicily region in 2027 has 1 per cent support nationally; his appointment as president of Progetto Civico is intended to revitalise the movement that dreams of becoming the centre of the broad political spectrum. But Renzi remains a stumbling block

Onorato and Alfonsi are in Rome, but Pacini is the most popular figure with his "Milanese revolution". Young Mamdanis are growing up amidst potholes, flowerbeds and bocce courts 

Thus, an amendment allows Renzi to be the sole unifying figure for all the centrist factions within the broad coalition