Election: SI, Greens put off meeting with PD's Letta amid 'unease'

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 3 - A meeting that was meant to take place between Nicola Fratoianni of the Italian Left (SI) and Angelo Bonelli of the Green Europe (EV) groups and centre-left Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico Letta about a possible alliance for the September 25 election was postponed on Wednesday.
    SI and EV asked for a meeting to assess whether an alliance was still viable after Letta sealed a pact on Tuesday with the centrist Azione party of former industry minister Carlo Calenda.
    Calenda has said a future centre-left government should continue with the policies adopted by outgoing Premier Mario Draghi's executive.
    He also called for neither Fratoianni nor Bonelli to be candidates for the coalition in seats decided on a uninominal (first-past-the-post) basis.
    Fratoianni and Bonelli said Wednesday that there was "unease" in the country and they needed time for "more reflection" before meeting Letta.
    "If we have Draghi agenda, I'm not up for it," said Fratoianni.
    Running as partners, EV-SI have the support of around 4% of the electorate, according to a recent poll. (ANSA).