Now Giuseppe Conte must deal, in the true sense of the word, with the 5 Star Movement. The issue is not exactly secondary: it concerns the resources available to the new project. Because many parliamentarians are willing to continue the “frond of restitution”, without giving back the thousand euros that should finance the M5S with Contian traction, according to the internal regulations.
The case broke out, in a thunderous way, in the last online meeting promoted by the regent, Vito Crimi, now the real right hand of the former Prime Minister in the operation for the relaunch of the Movement. From the very first words, Crimi has tried to instill optimism, illustrating the mechanism of the new tools available. But the intention to encourage deputies and senators failed against the growing discontent. Even the group leader in the Chamber, Davide Crippa, according to what he learns IlGiornale.it, he would have manifested, albeit without transcending into polemical tones, his own hesitations. A soft and reasoned defense of the frondists, who disagree on the opportunity to allocate a thousand euros a month for something about which, at the moment, nothing is known.
Money for clarity
In short, a tense climate. An internal source explains: “But, objectively, it is normal to ask for financial support, without ever having had a minute of discussion, a bit of debate, on the structure of the Neo-Movement, as everyone calls it?”. The sense of the reasoning is: it would be necessary to take one less photograph while eating pizza in Naples and one more meeting with the parliamentary groups. Because it is they who are asked to put their hand to their wallets. Another deputy complains: “Here there are people who have always returned everything, down to the last penny, since the beginning of the last term. They are not accused of wanting to keep the money, but the question is precisely one of mutual respect “. Translated: as long as Conte does not show the cards, including the waiver to the second term, he can forget the funding coming from the pockets of the House and Senate groups. Money that, however, is essential to finance Conte’s political initiatives and campaign.
On the other hand, there is a handful of ultracontians, over fifty parliamentarians, who even anticipated all the payments of 2021. Until December everything was settled to guarantee the leader’s full coffers. Crimi, to dampen the controversy and tease the critics, praised their behavior, raising the threat of “not going against Conte”. Also in this case the counter-offensive immediately arrived: “Nobody wants to challenge Conte or weaken the project. The request is that of greater sharing ”, he reiterates, with IlGiornale.it, another participant in the meeting. And there is no lack of those who raise the bar: “Without money Conte stops after a hundred meters”. In short, the frond of restitution is not willing to give way with a light heart. Because it also means lightening the pockets of the Movement.
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