Former premier Massimo D'Alema,
leader of a Democratic Party (PD) minority that often opposes PD
leader and former premier Matteo Renzi said Monday that without
a congress "it will be Renzi who will split off, who will impose
a break".
He said "we want a congress because the PD is a great party
that has had repeated political defeats".
He said that a part of the PD would split off, "perhaps not a
majority".
The party has already lost 3-5 million voters, he said.
"I hope that there is no split," D'Alema said, but added that
"if a new party is formed on the left it will certainly get over
10% of the vote. I say so because I have had surveys done".
Former Communist D'Alema said that, if Renzi tried to "get
the (Paolo) Gentiloni government dissolved and vote without a
new electoral law, there would immediately be a new ticket" in
the fray.
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