“Embarrassing to vote with Schlein”. “Patriots without influence” –

“Voting with Schlein for a seat is embarrassing. Better without vice-presidents than with the Greens and the left.” The League does not mince words to stigmatize the words (and criticize the position in Europe of the government ally) of the deputy prime minister and leader of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani who – participating in the fifth edition of «Anuman», an event aimed at young blues – had claimed the «coherence» of his party in the “Yes to the second mandate of Von der Leyen at the head of the European Commission underlining, at the same time, the distance of the Popolari from the left. To those who ride this «puerile» reading, Tajani responds that the front of the “No” is made up of the right but also of «Salis, Conte and Fratoianni». However, the point is another. While the EPP and FI «will deal the cards» and are in the «control room» of the European machine, the Patriots – the EU family of Salvini’s party – are «ineffective». In short, the extreme right of Le Pen «is out of the game», this is the reasoning of the Foreign Minister. «In these days» observes Tajani opening the works of «Anuman» – initiative promoted by the deputy Alessandro Battilocchio at the Convent of the Capuchin Fathers in Tolfa (Rome) – “I am reading many inaccurate things, many propaganda slogans. Some say that we voted like Schlein and like the Greens. I could then say that those who voted “No” voted like Salis, Fratoianni and like Conte. But this would be a childish answer like saying that we voted with the left”. The blue leader therefore claims “the coherent choice” of his party “because Von der Leyen was elected” by the EPP congress in Bucharest.

“If we compare the program read by Von der Leyen, that of the Popolari and that of FI are practically superimposable. We are in perfect harmony on the issue of immigration, small and medium-sized businesses, agriculture, the Mediterranean and health. On the issue of the green economy – Tajani specifies – it is true that Von der Leyen says “let’s move forward with the Green Deal” but there are issues of great importance such as technological neutrality and there is the possibility of reviewing the wicked rule that imposes the block on non-electric cars until 2035″. For the deputy prime minister of FI “only those who do not read what is written can say that Von der Leyen’s program is left-wing. In the future European Commission there will be a relative majority of EPP commissioners. So the EPP will set the line and deal the cards. We will be in the cockpit and this will allow us to ensure that there are no deviations that go in the wrong direction especially with regard to climate change. Certainly the extreme right like Le Pen are out of any game”. The Foreign Minister’s long analysis then focuses on the “vice-presidents of Roberta Mestola” who was reconfirmed as head of the European Parliament, underlining that “the vice-presidents of the conservatives were elected” while “the vice-presidents of the Patriots were not elected. And so once again the Patriots prove to be irrelevant. Even the Italian Patriots – continues the secretary of FI – risk being irrelevant within the European Patriots, but this is a waste of time…”. Finally, Tajani cites a survey, released after the Strasbourg vote, which shows that “Forza Italia is the only force that is growing in the center-right. This shows that for Italians, beyond what the opposing propaganda says, we are doing the right thing and are pursuing the goal of broadening our consensus until we reach 20 percent.” A few hours later, sources from the League confirmed the rift, on the European front, with the government ally: “Voting with Schlein – this is the reply to Tajani’s words – for a seat is embarrassing. Better without vice-presidents than with the Greens and the left”.