The closer to January 24, the day in which the parliament in joint session will be called to the first vote on the new President of the Republic, the more the fibrillation within the Five Stars increases. The caution of the leader Giuseppe Conte in the match for the Colle, the hidden work for a broad understanding that leads to a new Head of State who can be recognized as representative by a wide political spectrum, are all elements that clash when compared with the growing nervousness of the parliamentary troops.
The request made at the assembly on Monday 3 January by a large majority of senators in favor of an appeal by the M5s to ask Sergio Mattarella to accept another mandate at the Colle was the demonstration that the 5s groups are now in order scattered, now without any fear of opposing the top line. It is a Vietnam that on the eve of the vote for the Colle does not promise anything good, especially in the eyes of the allies, so much so that it forced Conte to make a last appeal in front of the M5s parliamentarians gathered in assembly on Tuesday 4 January.
Conte, 5s relative majority, is not split
“We are the party with a relative majority and we have a duty of responsibility and credibility towards the whole country: we avoid giving the image of going out of order and of a split movement” is the “plea” of the pentastellato leader to the deputies and senators to which he asked to work “so that there is a single compact position of the M5S”. Conte said he was aware of the level beyond the guard of tensions, promised sharing, announced a new assembly with the issue of the election of the new Head of State on the agenda and stressed that the group leaders have already been involved in the meetings restricted convened for the Quirinale.
Now is not the time to name names
In an attempt to calm the controversy, the former prime minister stressed that “a lot of water will pass under the bridge between now and the votes at the end of the month. Now is not the time to name names. It would be premature, at least this is the moment for profiles ». In short, if many names will come up in the next few days, «let’s not get excited now: the important thing is that we will discuss and decide all together». Conte finally relied on the pride of the pentastellati: “this vote will be even more important and decisive if we are compact and we will all share together the choice that we will be called to make,” he said.
The Covid restrictions dossier
In the meeting with Five Star deputies and senators, Conte also addressed another equally burning and divisive issue: that of restrictions for Covid. On this too, the group split between those who are convinced that the obligation is needed and those who condemn the measures. The leader promised aid and refreshments for businesses, including by resorting to a new budget variance.