The second day of voting for the President of the Republic also ends with a black smoke ( THE DAY ).
The qualified majority is awarded the blank ballot, while among the other names the candidate of the Mixed and “grillino” magistrate Paolo Maddalena and the outgoing head of state Sergio Mattarella get dozens of votes. A handful of votes to Ettore Rosato, Umberto Bossi, Marta Cartabia, Luigi Manconi, Silvio Berlusconi. One also to the former president of the Sardinia Region Ugo Cappellacci and Rosy Bindi.
In the end there are 527 blank ballots, yesterday they were 672. The missing votes increase compared to the first vote: in fact, they rise to 125 against the 88 recorded yesterday. The void ballots are 38.
Lo spoglio delle schede per l'elezione del nuovo Presidente della Repubblica è stato effettuato da Roberto Fico
INTESA WANTED - In the afternoon, as promised, the center-right united with the leader of the Lega Matteo Salvini, the coordinator of Forza Italia Antonio Tajani and the president of Fratelli d'Italia Giorgia Meloni brought his squad to the table: the former minister Letizia Moratti, the former president of the Senate Marcello Pera and the jurist Carlo Nordio.
“We can't do more, gentlemen - said Meloni -. When the others express themselves I hope we talk about the merit. Why shouldn't these people fit for the presidency of the republic? I believe that our step forward is a gesture of responsibility ".
The answer is not long in coming: the center-left considers for a long time to oppose its own squad in the afternoon summit of Enrico Letta, Giuseppe Conte and Roberto Speranza and then decide no, rejecting the triad of opponents that does not lead to "sharing" even if it is "a step forward" in the dialogue, which must continue tomorrow.
"We take note of the triad formulated by the CDX which appears to be a step forward, useful for dialogue - reads the joint note -. While respecting the legitimate choices of the center-right, we do not believe that the broad sharing necessary at this time can develop on those names. We reconfirm our will to reach a shared solution on a super partes name and for this reason we are not opposing our own shortlist of names ".
The center-left is already asking for a meeting tomorrow between restricted delegations of the two sides. A sort of conclave: "The proposal we make - says Letta - is to lock ourselves in a room and throw away the keys, bread and water, until we arrive at a solution, tomorrow is the key day." the center-right has not yet responded.
DRAGHI ON THE MUTE - Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who was very active yesterday, has remained hidden today. Giuseppe Conte, who tried to keep the 5s at bay, placed a further stake in his race towards the Hill by asking "the helmsman, to whom we entrusted the ship in difficulty, to remain in command". For Matteo Renzi of Italia Viva: "You vote twice a day, there is no direction like in 2013, it's not time for roses but for the courage to vote for a name".
Meanwhile, it remains to look at Pier Ferdinando Casini, who posts a photo of him as a very young man on a stage: "Political passion is my life", recalled the former Speaker of the Chamber.
Tomorrow morning session: we start again at 11 and always with a two-thirds majority.
(Unioneonline / D)
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