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Italy: A difficult search for partners for the alliance against Meloni

A few days ago, the mayoral elections took place in Foggia. Maria Aida Episcopo She managed to win the first round of voting, receiving 52% of the votes, and became the new mayor of Puglia. The striking thing: behind the candidate who is who Five Star Movement It was proposed, and the alliance came together, so to speak All centre-left parties in Italy united. the Democratic Party (PD), Italia Viva, Azioni – All those parties, Which does not reach a common denominator at the national level. “Together we win,” she said. Democratic Party Chairwoman Ellie ShlineAdding: “The alternative to the truth exists.”

Schlein has been the Democratic Party leader since MarchWhich can be compared to the German Social Democrats. When she was elected, the 38-year-old held out hope of standing up to the right-wing icon, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of the Fratelli d’Italia party. Melonie Schlein himself was one of the first to congratulate him at that time. “I hope that electing a young woman at the head of the party will help the left look forward, not always just backwards.” Schlein himself said: “The election result is a clear mandate to reorganize the party from the ground up.” . “

The Social Democrats hold space behind Melones Fratelli

In the parliamentary elections that took place about a year ago, the Democratic Party obtained 19% of the votes. After a brief decline to 14% at the end of 2022, the party has remained relatively flat for several months Just below the 20 percent mark. This puts him in second place behind the ruling far-right Fratelli d’Italia party (currently 28.7 percent).