Matteo Renzi also defeated in his Rignano. Marino’s (Avs) teasing: “Now he will be able to continue taking millions in Saudi Arabia…”
Did it really go badly for the former scrap dealer? Not according to Ignazio Marino who blasted him for missing 4%. And Nardella invites him to Brussels, after having beaten him in Florence and Rignano
ROME – “Renzi? No defeat, now he will be celebrating”. Ignazio Marino, Avs, removes a few pebbles in his shoe, once it becomes clear that they are now very Gone are the days when Matteo Renzi led the Democratic Party to record results during the European elections. This time, with the United States of Europe, as he himself admitted, things went badly for him. The leader of Italia Viva has not reached the 4% threshold and will not fly to Brussels. And then he becomes an easy target for not exactly harmless jokes. Like this “For Matteo Renzi, I think we did him a great favor, because I fear that due to the rules of the European Parliament he could not be a lecturer and earn 2-3 million a year”, says Ignazio Marino – who instead with Avs he was crowned MEP – during his movement’s press conference. Because Renzi “happily entered the world of capitalism – continues Marino, still referring to his former “companion” – and found new friends inSaudi Arabia< /strong>– he comments- I think he’s now celebrating for not having exceeded the threshold.”
Even the former Tuscan dolphin, Dario Nardella, Pd, does not miss the opportunity to comment on the defeat of the former scrap dealer. But in a more diplomatic way, he extends an invitation to him (even after months of barrages): “If he still comes to visit me in Brussels – in fact he says – I don’t see why I shouldn’t welcome him and greet him properly”. In fact, the outgoing mayor, unlike Renzi, has filled up with preferences in the European elections, lapping his former friend in “their” Florence. Not only that, Nardella beats Renzi 272 to 213 even at home, in his hometown Rignano. “They told me about Rignano. But, well, I didn’t face this electoral campaign by measuring my votes against those of Renzi. I looked a little higher, at the overall result and across the entire constituency”. Having said that, if comparison must be made, “the result is there for all to see”. And, according to Nardella, the award came to him “from the fact that he never succumbed to the provocation of personal controversy, always maintaining my style”. In this way “the most effective response came from the voters”.