Andrea Orlando abandoned. The prank of the M5S that launches Pirondini –

Look Brunello

August 21, 2024

This is too much, even for Andrea Orlando, someone who grew up with the myth of democratic centralism, of the party with a capital P. A good one, prepared, the first to arrive at the Feste dell’Unita, the right name for conferences that smack of the left, to say even three times minister (environment, justice, labor), a mischievous look that is not unpleasant even in the most glamorous gatherings. It’s that while Elly Schlein is still on vacation, and no one even knows where she is, he remains to fry in La Spezia, moving like a top around the Region, without knowing how to present himself. The eternal aspirant, who can’t get to the altar. It’s in Rome that they have to decide on his candidacy, but in the Capital no one is still answering the phone, in short the right climate to increase the worries in Genoa, the unwary who had taken everything for granted, the house arrest of the Governor, the demonstration of the “handcuffs”, the next electoral victory, the coronation of the frigid La Spezia.

A dream that now seems more difficult to realize. The former minister is bewildered, at the beginning of July he had given, even reluctantly, his availability to run for the succession of Giovanni Toti, everyone told him, well done Andrea, we will win, then suddenly the waters began to get rough, the secretary of the Democratic Party has cut off contacts with the world, Matteo Renzi in his absence has also become the “fantasy” unifier of the wide field, with all the stomach aches that that name causes in Liguria. In short, a big problem, the ideal context for the other treacherous ally, that “rattlesnake” Giuseppe Conte, very skilled at maneuvering in the confusion, gold medal in reckless maneuvers, such as moving from a government with Matteo Salvini, to one with Nicola Zingaretti.
Precisely what had blocked the race of the ‘poor’ Orlando at the beginning of August: «You have to stop, the M5S has the right to evaluate, we will tell you yes, but we need our time». And the diligent Andrea took note of the impasse, thinking that it was a matter of a few hours. In the meantime, however, the PD defined with all the trimmings the candidacies in Emilia Romagna and Umbria, green light for Michele De Pascale and Stefania Proietti. A bit too much to add another Democratic candidate also for Liguria.
So, in the context of a “competitive alliance”, the 5 Star leader has returned to his old job, briefly interrupted only by the electoral flop, annoying Elly, sending the broad field to the brink of a nervous breakdown.

So the candidacy of the 5 Star Senator Luca Pirondini, a violinist turned politician, has landed on the coalition table, who according to Campo Marzio, could also be useful for the succession of Marco Bucci in the regional capital. A typical disruptive maneuver, a wake-up call to the Nazarene, to remind everyone that the accounts will have to be made on a large scale also with the M5S. In the meantime, the times risk being extended further, at this point, the most optimistic are still talking about a green light that could arrive in early September. The candidate, not a candidate, however, is losing patience in the meantime. Especially with his own. “They don’t realize the situation, they constantly underestimate” he says to Secolo XIX, and the reference is precisely to the fact that in the other two regions that will go to the polls in the fall, the candidates were chosen right around mid-August. And in Liguria instead everything is still at a standstill. The fear is the slow cooking that concerns him, with his secretary who does not defend him tooth and nail, and with Conte and Renzi who unnerve him with their provocations. In short, an August to forget for the eternal aspirant.