Former Milan mayor Giuliano Pisapia,
leader of the Progressive Field (CP) party, said Monday that a
new party was needed on the left of the Italian political
spectrum, "not a simple federation" and warned against politics
"constructed with the head looking backwards".
The CP is looking at forming a new centre-left group that is
an alternative to the ruling Democratic Party (PD) of ex-premier
Matteo Renzi, along with a PD splinter group, the MDP.
Pisapia held a rally in Rome on July 1 as part of a bid to
set this in process, but the drive has hit hurdles.
Indeed, a planned meeting between Pisapia and senior MDP
member Roberto Speranza scheduled for Tuesday fell through after
the former Milan mayor came under fire for hugging Cabinet
Secretary and former reform minister Maria Elena Boschi, a PD
member and Renzi ally.
Speranza said Tuesday that he was "not worried about
skirmishes and rows that are distant from people's lives,"
adding that "July 1 represents a starting point for a decisive
project for Italy's future".
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