Among the big names who arrived in Sardinia for this sprint campaign under the umbrella, his name was still missing. In the end Matteo Renzi, leader of Italia Viva and ally with the action of Carlo Calenda in the Third Pole, listened to the appeals of his Sardinian candidates. And today at 4 pm he is in Cagliari, at Palazzo Doglio, to meet supporters and voters in the only island stage of his tour.
Your declared goal is the Draghi bis, but the premier reiterated that he is not available. How do we put it?
«What should the Premier have answered in the press conference? His no is a symptom of seriousness and respect for the electoral competition. Shortly before the fall of the Conte government, many commentators said that Draghi was not available to be the Premier and instead we took him to Palazzo Chigi, even against the will of the Democratic Party who called us irresponsible and then had in Conte a "very strong point of reference ". We will try to do the same again ».
Tell us about the agreement with Calenda: who convinced whom?
“Calenda and I have governed well together. Beyond small differences, we have the same idea of a country. We talked to each other and we arrived at a synthesis: it would have been incomprehensible to go apart, certainly not to run together and build a common home ».
They say you don't love each other and yours is an alliance of convenience, will it last?
“We are running to govern, not to go on vacation together. We do not want to send nice people to Parliament, but capable and serious people. Ours is not an electoral cartel, we will try to build Renew Europe, the European group we are both part of, also in Italy. I wouldn't have taken a step sideways if I hadn't thought that the Third Pole project was more important than personal ambitions ».
Realistically, will you hit 10%?
«We aim to do well, 10% is within reach and it is the percentage that is needed to prevent Giorgia Meloni from becoming the Premier. We'll go well, but as is well known, I'm more passionate about politics than exit polls. With a small troop of parliamentarians we sent home Conte, the most popular in the polls, to bring Mario Draghi, the most competent ».
