Silvia Salis is indicated by many as a serious challenger to the Elly Schlein-Giuseppe Conte duopoly for the upcoming broad field primaries. The mayor of Genoa, without particular political merits, is attracting more and more attention. Although she has repeatedly stated that she has no intention of running for Palazzo Chigi. Her goal, at the moment, is to be the first citizen of the Ligurian capital. Meanwhile, however, she does not dismiss some – subtle – criticisms of hypothetical center-left outsiders. First of all: Beppe Grillo. The comedian is not exactly the last arrival in the Italian political parterre. Together with Gianroberto Casaleggio, he founded the Five Star Movement. And, essentially, he profoundly changed Italian politics. But Silvia Salis snubs him as if it were nothing.
“The news just came out about Beppe Grillo who, on one of his Whatsapp statuses, criticizes Conte and there is talk of a possible entry into the race with a new party – a reporter asked her -. Could it create problems for the center-left coalition?”. “Well look – Salis replied -. The criticisms from the exes have never interested me either in private life or in public life. So I have nothing to say“.
I understand that from her Radical Chic Throne the mayor @silvia_salis looks at the world from above, but someone should explain to her that Beppe Grillo is not the ex-boyfriend to be dismissed with a quip: he is the founder of the M5S. A response up to the task would have been appropriate. pic.twitter.com/UGzoMzMAXm
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