"Action", the political group founded by Carlo Calenda, becomes a national party in all respects. And it does so with a first Congress, in Rome, at the end of which the delegates from all over Italy have nominated Calenda himself national secretary by acclamation. .

"We are one of the parties with the best ruling class ever: Action is not just Calenda", said the former Minister of Economic Development, who has just returned from a significant exploit in the last administrative elections in Rome.

"Politics - added Calenda in his speech at the end of the congress - is not a place where you can only be if you have competence. I would like to tell Draghi that the challenge is not to make popular choices, but to make the right choices popular".

On the positioning of Action, Calenda explained: "Today the third pole of reformism and the culture of government is born: we must build a possible alternative to populism and sovereignty". "The big center does not exist - he continued - there is a pragmatic area that contains the great European political families. We say no to the Brothers of Italy and the 5 Star Movement, because they do not govern with them and because they say no to Europe," to vaccines ".

As for relations with other parties, Calenda has clear ideas: "To Letta I say that, of course, that I want to be with you, but you must come to our camp. To the friends of Forza Italia I tell them to come to our camp too. To Renzi, who I believe to be the best president since De Gasperi, I say: of course we are together. But it is unthinkable that you will be paid by a foreign state. Decide if you want to do politics or business ".

"I bring this party to 20% and then I leave it to you", concluded Calenda, addressing the delegates. "This is the field that led us to 20% in Rome: the field of audacity, of fighting for each vote and for each card".

(Unioneonline / lf)

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