«I remember a last meeting with President Draghi in which he explored the availability of the League and the center-right in general for his possible ascension to Colle. To my direct question: “In the event of his elections, what will happen to the government?”, the answer did not arrive. Or rather, there was a “we’ll talk regarding it later”. In a passage of his book «Controvento» (272 pages, Piemme publishing house), which will be presented in Milan on 25 April and then hit the bookshop circuit on 30 April, the leader of the League tells some of the background of when Mario Draghi was in Palazzo Chigi. “The centre-right – says Salvini – started with better numbers than the centre-left, but not enough to elect its own exponent without the support of at least one piece of the rival camp”. A difficult relationship with the super technician who loved to do things alone without dealing with political parties, except when the opportunity arose to get elected to the Collegiate Assembly.
The first institutional disgrace occurred during the choice of ministers. «Beyond the courtesy of the initial approaches, Prime Minister Draghi chose not to even share the choice of ministers with the party secretaries. I remember I was at home when his phone rang. Palazzo Chigi. Within 10 minutes, the names of the aspiring ministers would have been delivered to Colle. I repeat: 10 minutes.” Draghi of the League chose to entrust ministries to Giancarlo Giorgetti, Massimo Garavaglia and Erika Stefani. «Authoritative names – says Salvini – who enjoy my total respect and trust, but the method was obviously wrong».
Luciana Lamorgese also found space in the executive of the “best”, whom Draghi chose as Minister of the Interior, a choice that Salvini defines as “disastrous”. But it is not the only appointment that the deputy prime minister did not like. «Not to mention Roberto Speranza at Salute, up to the irreducible Di Maio at Foreign Affairs, not exactly a brilliant start» writes Salvini. Draghi’s dirigisme also played a role in the drafting of the first economic budget. «Let’s organize an informal meeting of the League with Minister Giorgetti. I called Draghi to discuss some measures and explain that the government’s draft on the scrapping of tax bills was absolutely insufficient to achieve the objectives we had promised ourselves.” In fact, Salvini was aiming for fiscal peace but “that government did absolutely nothing useful in this direction”. Yet, claims the leader of the Northern League, “it is not a reward for the clever or criminals, but a reasonable path to restore dignity and work to those who have found themselves faced with unexpected difficulties”.
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2024-04-21 13:44:04
