The leader of Action regrets that “the objective of stopping the right has not been achieved” in Italy

Calenda speaks of a “dangerous” situation and promises a “tough, but constructive opposition”

Sep. 26 () –

Carlo Calenda, leader of the Acción party and one of the visible heads of the centrist coalition Tercer Polo, has lamented that “the objective of stopping the right has not been achieved” in Sunday’s elections, from which the far-right Giorgia Meloni.

“The goal of stopping the right and moving forward with (acting Prime Minister Mario) Draghi has not been achieved,” Calenda said, noting that “Italians have chosen to give a solid majority to the nationalist right.”

“We consider that it is a dangerous and uncertain situation. We will see if Meloni is capable of governing,” said the leader of Acción, who has promised a “tough, but constructive opposition”, as reported by the Italian newspaper ‘La Republic’.

Thus, he stressed that the Third Pole has been “in less than two months” a “home” for “liberals, reformists and ordinary people.” “A house for Italians who do not want a country based on subsidies and gifts, but who want to have their heads held high among the great European countries,” she explained.

Calenda has argued that “over the next few months, three sides will be consolidated: the right in government, an increasingly populist left that will emerge from the meeting between the Democratic Party and the 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the reformist pole, stable and organized”.

The elections have been a great victory for the Italian right, with Giorgia Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy leading the way. With more than 90 percent of the ballots counted, the party has won 26.5 percent of the vote, while Matteo Salvini’s League has obtained nine percent and Forza Italia, led by Silvio Berlusconi, has collected eight percent of the support.

In second place was Enrico Letta’s Democratic Party, with 19.4 percent; while in third place is the 5 Star Movement, led by Giuseppe Conte, with 14.8 percent of the ballots. In this way, the right-wing bloc made up of the parties of Meloni, Salvino and Berlusconi would achieve an absolute majority in both chambers.