With 578 yes, 3 against and 26 abstentions, the PD assembly approved the agenda which establishes, in the case of primaries, that «the national assembly designates the secretary as its candidate».
The words of the secretary before the vote
«I am honored and proud to be able to lead this extraordinary community which has no equal in Italy and to lead it as a candidate for the presidency of the Council with or without the primaries». Elly Schlein, secretary of the Democratic Party, said this as she closed her speech at the party’s National Assembly.
“We no longer intend to divide ourselves by favoring the right”
«With the forces of the progressive alliance we no longer have any intention of ever doing the right the favor of dividing us again. We will remain united and united to build the alternative, and not alone, but hopefully together with you.”
Thus the dem secretary at the national assembly of Terra comune, in Rome. «The first thing you give us today is a method: as you said – he added -, here you don’t all think the same way about everything, but you have decided to listen to each other, to make your differences a value, and to be able to discuss until you find a synthesis that allows you to take a step forward together. This is exactly the work we are doing with the forces of the Progressive Alliance.”
“A piece of the establishment does not want a progressive alliance to govern the country”
«Our discussions are fundamental, but the important thing, after our discussions, is to go out without giving up a clear and understandable profile in front of our voters. It’s not that – he said – we have to float so as not to displease anyone, we have to discuss forcefully but then contribute together to get out of there, each one proud of the contribution he has made”. «We hold onto our sincere political passion to change things, change the country in a disinterested way. The fact that there is a part of the establishment that doesn’t want a progressive alliance to govern the country is nothing new – the secretary of the Democratic Party remarked – it’s the history of this country and we’ll be the surprise this time and the fact that there are those in those parts who don’t want a left-wing person in Palazzo Chigi is nothing new, it’s the history of this country but we’re here to surprise them”.