According to the Democratic Party guru, the leader of IV “may be worth more than the polls suggest for his party”. Salis “is in the running, but not for the centre”. And Calenda? “It’s offensive to keep telling him to stay in the progressive camp”

 “The violent ones? Isolate them, don’t reason with them,” says the leader of Azione to the left. He also urges the right not to downplay Vannacci’s description as “Putin’s puppet”, whilst working towards a centrist alliance with Picierno and Marattin

The Prime Minister is keenly interested in the future of the Third Pole. Not with a view to forming an alliance, mind you, but to explore potential future alliances. And to siphon off votes from the left