The centre-right majority at Region for over three months he has been unable to close a political investigation that has exposed the difficulties of a coalition that won the elections by a landslide. The provincial Democratic Party is heading towards a “count” congress with the flavor of a showdown. And that’s not a play on words. At the Municipality of Frosinone the question time sessions have now become a sort of “container” for the “effective permanent clash” within the majority and for the strategies of an opposition that does everything but try to prepare in time and seriously in the next elections. He lost three in a row. Situations which, despite very different elements, highlight the difficulty of a shared platform on a political level. As far as the Lazio Region is concerned, there are not spaces for everyone.
The prerequisite for any type of reasoning was to continue to refer to the results of February 2023. On the basis of which the representation in the council was determined. Ergo, Forza Italia e Lega they will maintain 2 councilors each, even if the “blues” have gone from 3 to 7 councilors and the Northern League has dropped from 3 to 1. The only lever that can be used is that of strengthening delegations. That there will be. But it’s not enough because FI has claimed the vice-presidency of the council. Fratelli d’Italia is not there because it has not lost representatives and votes. Therefore, to get to a “falling point” someone must take a step back. Or on the side, as insiders say to sweeten a political sacrifice that inevitably rhymes with downsizing. Roberta Angelilli, vice-president and leading exponent of FdI, does not see why she should be the one to create what is defined as a space of political usability.
Francesco Rocca and the now necessary decision-making
Tomorrow, barring further twists, President Francesco Rocca should announce the reorganization of the delegations. According to some, there could even be an intervention by Giorgia Meloni and Antonio Tajani to lock down choices and coalition. We will see. But in any case the problem of narrow spaces remains. If the vice-presidency ultimately goes to Forza Italia, who will fill the role? Luisa Regimenti or Pino Cangemi? The senator and coordinator of Lazio Claudio Fazzone is maintaining all the balance internally. But it cannot bypass the mathematical profile. Because there are (legitimate) ambitions of exponents who refer to Fazzone himself, to Tajani, to Lotito. There are 2 seats on the council, not 3. If Fratelli d’Italia were to lose the vice-presidency, discontent will be inevitable.
The position taken by the parliamentarian and regional secretary Paolo Trancassini (“if the situation is not resolved, we will return to the vote”) served to make everyone understand how important what is at stake is. For an obvious reason: the political weight of Lazio in the national center-right scene. Forza Italia reiterated that in the event of a final black smoke, there would be external support. Hence the withdrawal of the councillors. The feeling is that Rocca intends to play the game to the end with only one possible outcome: the total reuniting of the coalition. Who would understand a return to the polls after the centre-right had to wait ten years to wrest the Lazio region from the centre-left? An inspection that lasts three and a half months is already a significant anomaly. The situation was underestimated.
The Democratic Party has put an end to its season of unanimity
The provincial congress could ultimately end with a unitary solution, but little would change. The season of “all together” has ended forever. AreaDem of Francesco De Angelis and Rete Democratica of Sara Battisti are and will be competing on everything. From political and regional nominations to representation in intermediate bodies. Even in strategies for municipal elections. This does not mean that this scenario is negative and penalizing. Instead, it could lead to a major rush of political adrenaline. Furthermore, it is already clear that Elly Schlein’s area and that of Antonio Pompeo will also have a fundamental role. Certainly the next secretary will have to be able to keep it all together when the going gets… tough. That is, when it will be necessary to count on the Roman, regional and national tables. When there will be crucial appointments and it will be necessary to realize that the opponent is the center-right, not… the other current.
It won’t be easy. Furthermore, there is an unknown: will it really be possible to easily close a season characterized by numerous transversal agreements?
The question time sessions should serve to shine the spotlight on highly topical issues. Then arriving at solutions. Instead, in Frosinone we are now witnessing systematic verbal clashes. Almost all within a majority that has irreparably frayed. The topics covered by the queries are almost always the same. Because no answers ever arrive, say the proposing councilors. Because they don’t know what else to do, the mayor and councilors reply. In the meantime, the centre-left opposition has only seen (a few) flashes in the dark. Constructive and programmatic collaboration on some issues has nothing to do with it. Which is fine, especially on projects of perspective and vision. In the capital municipality, politics has abdicated: the centre-right majority is divided, quarrelsome and at times even spiteful. The centre-left oppositions are each traveling on their own. Waving the administrative profile is a short-lived operation.
