The Italian Parliament is convened on January 24 to elect the President of the Republic. Who will succeed Sergio Mattarella, the current president? Mario Draghi is listed as the favorite. But to succeed in his election, a sleight of hand will be necessary.
The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Roberto Fico, summoned Parliament to a joint session on Monday January 24 at 3 p.m. Deputies and Senators, joined by representatives of 20 Italian regions, or around a thousand people in total, will therefore meet to elect the future President of the Italian Republic. Sergio Mattarella’s mandate ends on February 3.
Mario draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, current Prime Minister, is given a favorite for this essentially honorary post, but which plays a key role in the event of a government crisis. At the head of a large government coalition ranging from the left to the Sovereignist League of Matteo Salvini via the right of Silvio Berlusconi, Mario Draghi will have to be strategic to win.
Silvio Berlusconi, 85 years old would see it well. But he’s not the only one interested. In the press, the names of Pier Ferdinando Casini, the former Christian Democrat president of the Chamber of Deputies, of Paolo gentiloni, current European Commissioner for the Economy, and Giuliano Amato, a fervent European of 82 years who participated in the drafting of the European Constitution are cited. A tribune claims the arrival of a woman: the current Minister of Justice Marta Cartabia, 58, would have a card to play, just like Paola Severino, 73, also Minister of Justice in the government of Mario Monti .
And who would take the head of government? This question is central. Many commentators in Italian political life believe that Mario Draghi must remain in office in order to continue the reforms started. Anne Treca, RFI correspondent in Rome, sums up the situation well on Twitter.
The game around the election of the next Italian PR is so complex that I won’t tell you about it. Billiards with a thousand bands. Okay, I’ll try, anyway. Hang in there:
– Anne Tréca (@ Anne3ca) December 30, 2021
Arrivederci Sergio Mattarella
As the negotiations begin, the current head of state, Sergio Mattarella, bids him farewell. ” Even in the darkest of times I have never felt alone and tried to convey a sense of trust and gratitude to those on the front lines ”, he confided on January 1, 2022 in his speech to send his wishes to the nation.
During the traditional inaugural evening of La Scala in Milan, on December 7, the president was not only able to applaud the opera by Giuseppe Verdi Macbeth on the torments of the quest for power, but he also received a real standing ovation by way of goodbye, after seven years as President of the Italian Republic.