The dress rehearsal for the general elections, in a mini format but with ingredients, on a smaller scale, very similar to the real test, will be in a few weeks. Precisely on September 26 and 27, upon returning from the summer break. The radar shifts to the South: on those two days, voting will take place for the by-elections of the single-member constituency 05 Reggio Calabria. After the election of Francesco Cannizzaro, Fi deputy, as mayor of Reggio, it is necessary to elect his successor in Montecitorio. Elections that, until a month ago, had not attracted much attention outside Calabria, also because the outcome seemed already written, since Cannizzaro would not have had difficulty getting his successor elected.
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The center-right, decidedly favored, has decided to field Fabio Roscioli, the party’s treasurer, a lawyer very close to the Berlusconi family. The center-left, busy managing Conte and the disputes over Ukraine, has shown disinterest, postponing the choice, even though a group of personalities close to the progressive world had launched the candidacy of Carmine Fotia, former director of the La7 news program. It seemed, in short, a local matter, lacking suspense. Until Roberto Vannacci announced that he would run his own man. A taste of what he will do in the Municipal elections in the big cities, Rome, Bologna, Milan, Naples, as he announced at La Versiliana. From there, a local matter became national. A candidate of Vannacci, in fact, could create the feared effect also for the general elections, that is, making the center-right lose.
Suddenly, the by-elections of this outpost of the deep South have attracted the attention of national leaders. The Vannacci variable, in fact, could give a chance to the center-left. This is why everything has stopped at the Nazareno. If the game can be won, then it must be seriously bet on, by nominating a heavyweight name. Also to see the effect Vannacci has on the center-right/center-left duel.
Alliance problems, here, the broad field does not exist. Everyone, from Italia Viva to Avs, is ready to be together. The M5S, however, has reduced percentages. The choice of candidate, therefore, falls to the Nazareno. Which is still evaluating. To make a choice, it is waiting to understand who Vannacci will field. The date that will resolve doubts is August 13, when two loyalists of the General, deputy Domenico Furgiuele (coordinator of Fn in Calabria) and deputy Edoardo Ziello will be in Reggio for an event. As soon as the name is revealed, the center-left will gather local and national leaders to respond accordingly. And it is not excluded that the result will also affect the debate around the electoral law, which in those days will resume its course in the Senate. If Vannacci manages to make the seat booked by the center-right, from Fi, lose, the hypothesis of reintroducing the runoff could come back into play. Otherwise, it will be one more argument for those, among the majority ranks, who want to maintain a single round.
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