Silvia Salis: 'Enough with distinctions and vetoes in the progressive camp'

"For years in the progressive camp we have seen distinctions and vetoes that have not brought good results, I believe it is important to find points of unity and move forward on those because those who want to vote for the progressive camp expect this." This was declared by the mayor of Genoa Silvia Salis on the sidelines of the national assembly of 'Volt Italia', a progressive and pan-European political movement founded in 2018, in which the national secretary of the Democratic Party Elly Schlein also participates.

"Genoa is my primary commitment, I will support the progressive camp in the electoral campaign as a voter and mayor, the continuous escapes forward force me to reiterate what I have always said, an exercise that is a bit tiring and that neither the center-left nor the country needs", says Salis replying to Matteo Renzi's prediction that she "remaining as the mayor of Genoa as is logical, will agree to lead our large group in the elections", as reported by the Corriere della Sera.

In the conversation, which dates back to last Thursday during the presentation of the new national newspaper in Rome, the leader of Italia Viva says he is working "with Dario Franceschini" on the solution of "dry primaries, one round, with only two candidates", Elly Schlein and Giuseppe Conte. And he sees it as "reasonable to be able to stay between 8% and 9%", seeing the double digit objective as "out of reach".

"But if you still manage to get a full 8% in Campo Largo, it's clear that you can really win the elections." And if it ended like this - adds Renzi - it is clear that" Salis, "not having the possibility of sitting in Parliament, I believe he would have the right, and probably also a bit of the duty, to sit in government".

"The country is looking for a coalition that presents a program and holds primaries, I think these are sterile discussions", reiterates Salis. "They continue to talk about me more than with me", denounces the mayor of Genoa. "I honestly believe that all this discussion, although I have denied and continue to deny it, as you can see I am always very busy here in Genoa, is certainly not good for the progressive camp, for our majority, but not even for Genoa which is my primary concern", adds Salis.