Pier Luigi Bersani, a leading
member of the Free and Equal (LeU) party, said Thursday that the
leftwing group was seeking to reach an agreement to run in
alliance with the Democratic Party in regional elections in
Lazio and Lombardy in March.
The new LeU party led by Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso has so
far ruled out forming a pact with the PD for the general
election, which will be held on March 4, the same day as the
Lazio and Lombardy contests.
The LeU features many former PD members who left the party
due to hostility towards its leader, ex-premier Matteo Renzi.
"We are working, we'll do everything," Bersani said.
"The important thing is that it's not just a rabble against
the Right or an agreement between leaders.
"An alternative leftwing proposal is needed".
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