As reported by Il Foglio, the journalist announced yesterday that he was stepping down from his role as director of Chora Media and divesting his shares in the company to pursue a ‘new, non-editorial path’. Calenda and Picierno are explicitly calling for this: ‘Support him without a leadership contest’. But Majorino and others are also in the running. What will Schlein do? Meanwhile, Calabresi is relying on Maurizio Baruffi, former chief of staff to the ex-‘orange’ mayor Giuliano Pisapia.

The argument that primaries are divisive is unfounded. Primaries are one of the most effective tools for creating an alternative. The ‘Francesco Piccolo’ motion to scrap them is self-defeating and distances the broad coalition from a mirror called reality.

A first-person account by the journalist snubbed by the PD for the Reggio Calabria by-election in September. The factional rivalries, the secrecy and the power games that continue despite the centre-left’s last three defeats

Anyone still clinging to the PD’s ideas from 2016 now finds themselves ‘on the right’. What common ground can they find with those who have pulled the rug out from under their feet?

The secret to longevity at the Nazareno lies in the diet, it seems. Mediation soup reheated twice a day, nothing raw, nothing that requires prolonged chewing. The decisive factor, however, is the almost total absence of the substance that wreaks havoc in those circles, namely resolve and clarity

‘With these leaders…’ as Nanni Moretti used to say. It is this very thought that made Lavitola dream of Ranucci’s candidacy, but it is also the fear shared by a significant section of the centre-left. Mayors, outsiders, surprises: possible alternatives to the Schlein-Conte duopoly

There could be six candidates. According to the polls, the former prime minister is the favourite at the polling stations. And Magi (+Europa) is reigniting the battle against the Melonellum: “On 15 September, out onto the streets”. From online voting to the run-off: all the key issues