Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – “Elly Schlein appare maestra di se stessa, non troppo in cerca di allievi. E’ la segretaria più longeva della storia del Pd, e qualche volta la lunga durata svela un merito e un talento. Ma lei sembra amare il suo partito con una misura prudente e circospetta. In altre parole, non pratica il patriottismo di setta.
Tutt’altro. Cosa che rende la sua leadership niente affatto tirannica. Ma un po’ solitaria, questo sì. Non ha preteso di fondare una sua ‘corrente’, come usava nei partiti di una volta, fino a tempi recentissimi. Cosa che le ha consentito di non preoccuparsi troppo delle correnti altrui. Correnti che evidentemente non ama.
Ma che può immaginare, almeno nella sua fantasia, che neppure esistano. Così la sua leadership -vista da fuori e da lontano- non appare controversa più di tanto. E neppure temprata, però.
Ha accennato nei giorni scorsi a qualche tramestio interno, denunciando senza troppa enfasi un tentativo di ‘farla fuori’. Non inganni la crudezza del linguaggio.
La denuncia è apparsa invero assai blanda, priva di quel cipiglio che solitamente serve ai leader per rovesciare le congiure di cui si sentono vittime. Così l’argomento è quasi subito passato in cavalleria, senza dar luogo a quelle dispute che sono state per anni e anni la croce (più raramente la delizia) dei segretari del passato.
On the other hand, Elly Schlein has exercised all her patience and diplomacy in addressing her "allies." None of whom seem to enjoy excessive political affection from her. But none of whom seem to be in danger of being banned. Nor even a strong (and necessary) call for teamwork. Whatever the arguments or circumstances.
One senses that his mood may fluctuate from time to time. But his political conduct seems anything but temperamental. If anything, it appears rather conventional. In the sense that the party doesn't want to subject him to too much pressure. And the alliance even less so. If anything, political animosity is directed entirely at the other side of the field. Toward which he's never, I won't say, open, but perhaps not even curious.
Now, whether Schlein succeeds or fails will depend on a long list of factors. Some of which concern her and her campaign (in the primaries, in the elections). Some, but not all. Because it's clear that the path she began four years ago will ultimately be measured by the mood of the country, and even more so by that of the streets. There, a rather radical opposition is simmering, on which the Democratic Party leader has bet more than she should.
But it is precisely here that the Schlein enigma will have to be unraveled, sooner or later. Because managing a party during an election campaign, and even more so a complex party like the Democratic Party, will require a more fervent, more intense (and even more collegial) participation than we've seen so far. Meanwhile, managing such a vast and heterogeneous alliance, in the face of a tumultuous public, will in turn require a more rigorous severity than that reflected in the slogan of his, let's call it, unity obstinacy.
Up to this point, Schlein has drawn on all the resources of a sort of diplomacy (of party and, even more so, coalition). Carefully avoiding quarreling with anyone, even when it seems she might naturally do so. And at the same time confident that she can proceed along her own path without too much disruption. But as the elections approach, this sort of political ecumenism with which she has sought to protect herself will only begin to wear thin. Because patience with everyone and everything initially appears like a well-considered ploy, but in the long run, it always wears thin.
The fact is that democracy is controversial by its very nature. Peacefully controversial. And party life is even more so. So, if it's true that Schlein felt threatened by those who wanted to 'kill her,' we can only hope that her response will eventually stop being so vague. At that point, she'll discover that Meloni won't be the only opponent she'll have to fight." (by Marco Follini)
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