Renzi: "Politics is made on ideas, not on personal relationships"
The leader of Italia Viva on the sidelines of the Leopolda: "Continuing to argue in the center-left means giving the country and the Quirinale to Meloni"
Quick Look
- Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of the Leopolda warns Giuseppe Conte and the centre-left: politics is based on ideas and not on personal relationships.
- We need a comparison of merit or a German-style contract to avoid handing over the country and the Quirinale to Giorgia Meloni.
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Why It Matters
Matteo Renzi's statements were released on the sidelines of Leopolda regarding relations within the centre-left.
"Clint Eastwood said: 'If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster'. Politics is not made on the basis of personal relationships, it is made on the basis of ideas.
So I say to Conte and everyone else: if you want to have substantive discussions, we're here. Maybe with a German contract. Continuing to argue in the center-left means giving the country to Meloni and giving the Quirinale to Meloni." Matteo Renzi said this on the sidelines of the Leopolda.
"I will not be complicit in the fact that Giorgia Meloni goes to the Quirinale - he added -. I brought Sergio Mattarella to the Quirinale, I did not bring Matteo Salvini to the Quirinale. So I don't need to give guarantees: I need to bring the votes into a bet that has clear stakes for everyone, and therefore that no one can afford to go beyond these stakes".
Open Questions
- How will Giuseppe Conte respond to Renzi's statements?
- What will be the next steps for the centre-left?
