Matteo Salvini, his far-right partner, confirmed that the Italian right-wing coalition will vote “united” for Silvio Berlusconi for the post of President of the Republic, on Thursday, 11 days before the start of the vote for the top office in Italy.
“The center-right is united and convinced in support of Berlusconi, we do not accept ideological veto from the left. I hope that no secretary or party will escape their responsibility”The former Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior announced today.
On January 24, Italy’s parliament meets in joint session – 320 senators, 630 deputies, and 58 regional delegates – to elect a replacement Sergio Mattarella as head of state for the next seven years.
An arduous parliamentary process in which right and left parties have to converge positions, because no bloc has the two-thirds majority needed to force its candidate, nor an absolute majority (half plus one) after the fourth ballot.
Moderate names are being sought, and therefore, Berlusconi’s eventual election seems, from the start, unlikely, because the left-wing bloc, led by the Democratic Party (PD), and the Five Star Movement (M5S), the main formation of the chamber, will disenfranchise you.
However, after weeks of hesitation, Matteo Salvini publicly proposed that Berlusconi be the only candidate for his coalition, which brings together his party – the League -, Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, the Italian Brotherhood led by the radical Giorgia Meloni, and two other small parties.
