The heavy defeat of the center -left coalition, led by Domenico “Mimmo” Tridicois not seen by all its architects as a definitive failure. For Mimmo Talaricocalled “the architect of the tridic operation at the head of the wide field”, the electoral result represents a “painful defeat,” but also a “hope” and one “hard core from which to start again in the name of radical change“.”
Questioned on the nature of the setback, Talarico immediately recognized the negative outcome: “Obviously it is a defeat, but it is also a hope.” The possibility of relaunching, however, is conditioned to a severe self -criticism by the ruling class. “Hope for the center -left, hope for the Calabrians,” warned Talarico, “provided that the coalition managers, the stakeholders who participated in this election campaign, understand the meaning of this vote. “
The “miracle” and the sacrifice of Tridico
Talarico praised the candidate for Tridic President, attributing the merit of having made an almost impossible company. “Tridico made a miraclewhich is to have brought together the entire center -left in a few days that seemed to have disappeared from the political scene, “he underlined. The candidate offered, according to the political exponent, an” extraordinary sacrifice giving an example of generosity, of availability for Calabria and the Calabrians, indicated an alternative. “
The bitter reflection is that the initiative was late. “Obviously we arrived late,” admitted Talarico, adding that “the state of health of the center -left and the alternative Occhiuto was really very precarious.” Despite this, he reads in the vote, in addition to negativity, “some serious and significant inspiration to start again.”
Deep causes and need for reconstruction
Analyzing the reasons for a defeat of these proportions, Talarico invited not to fall into superficiality. “It is a defeat that refers to Deep causesdating back to 10-15 years ago, so it is not one thing these days, “he said, excluding that the problem resides only in the” wide field “in itself.
The architect of the operation concluded by invoking a “Great work, a job of patience and commitment to reconstruct a political field” Which, although manifested in the election campaign, still lacks a lasting substance. The way to go is clear: “Now you have to build it in substance, with policies, with participation and above all with ruling classes that are up to par of a difficult but ambitious task. “
The Calabrian center -left, therefore, is faced with the need for a deep internal reorganization to transform the defeat into a springboard for the future.