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Election weekend passes and fails. The duo is completely satisfied Bonelli-Fratoianni with the Avs alliance (Alleanza Verdi Sinistra) gathering the 6.7% of consensus (a lot past forecasts and polls) and that individuals might be elected Ilaria Salis . An enormous disappointment within the center: failure for each Carlo Calenda each for the alliance between Matteo Renzi ed Emma Bonino . It’s the response of the European elections to the forces whose predominant goal was the 4% of consensus, the brink that determines who’s in and who’s out European Parliament.
Salis was elected
He’ll go to Strasbourg Ilaria Salis , the Milanese activist of Sardinian origin detained in Hungary (beneath home arrest with an digital bracelet), arrested on 11 February 2023 on prices of attacking right-wing extremists. She was a candidate with Avs i Operation Nord and within the Islands. Within the first constituency he discovered 110 thousand choices (of which 64,839 are in Lombardy), in second place 54 miles. « Ilaria – defined the daddy Roberto Salis – she will not be an atypical candidate. He’s nonetheless beneath home arrest and with an ankle. We should work to finish this ridiculous scenario. She is there, harmless, she didn’t commit the acts she is accused of. Now could be the time to see the Italian establishments doing what they need to do to guard residents.”
Left over the brink
On the evening earlier than there was hope in the home Avs relating to the opportunity of reaching and surpassing the 4% threshold due to candidates just like the Salis candidacy, who’re in a position to carry individuals who usually abstain to vote, but in addition of Mimmo Lucano, Leoluca Orlando, Ignazio Marino. The listing of journalists was not eroded by consensus among the many Greens-Left Alliance Michele Santoro (“Peace, land and dignity”) whose robust level is peace cashed the 2.2% not having the ability to elect their very own representatives.
The ultimate end result for Avs exceeded expectations. «We should be certain that this uncommon and necessary end result can develop an increasing number of» stated the chief of the Italian Left Nicola Fratoianni. Who added: «It is only the start, let’s hold preventing» (“It is only the start, we’ll hold preventing”).
Centered under the brink and out of Parliament
A very totally different environment among the many former “third politicians”: neither of the central forces of Calenda and Renzi overcomes the quorum of the 4%. The sum of their settlement (a complete of 1.5 million votes) would assure fully totally different outcomes. However the relationship between the 2 now appears to be in jeopardy.