“We need a new, sincere and concrete pact of trust, the kind that allows us to change the country for the better. Parties and you parliamentarians, are you ready to restore this pact? Are you ready to prove your efforts in the first months, which then disappeared? Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s speech in the Senate, where the former European Central Bank president was due to appear this Wednesday to explain the reasons for his resignation last week, which was rejected by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella.
In a speech that lasted more than half an hour shortly after 9:30 a.m., Draghi opened the door to a stay, but made it clear he would only do so if the two sides signed another government deal that would allow him to stay on until the end of his term. Legislature without blackmail and constant fighting. He also made it clear that if he returned to the Senate without confirming his resignation, it was because of support and demand in recent days. “We are here today, in this place, at this stage of the debate, because and only because the Italians asked for it. You don’t have to answer these questions, you have to give them to all Italians,” the Prime Minister said before going to the Senate to address the Chamber to include his speech there as well.
Somehow, Draghi passed the ball to the parties, calling for accountability and national unity, which must be carried out by a vote of confidence this afternoon in the Senate and tomorrow in the House. And he set his terms. On Thursday, he said the pact was “broken” and that’s where he had to start over. But, and this was the message of his whole speech, it is the parties that have to show that they can do it. “The only way, if we still want to stay together, is to build this agreement from scratch, with courage, altruism, trustworthiness. First of all, the Italians demand it. These days, the mobilization of citizens, associations, and territories in favor of the continuity of the government is unprecedented and impossible to ignore,” said Draghi, strongly emphasizing these last words. “It was the third sector, schools and universities, the world of economy, professions and companies, sports. This is undeserved support, but one for which I am extremely grateful. Two petitions made a special impression on me. First, out of almost 2000 mayors, the government is used to dealing with the problems of their communities on a daily basis; Second, we are immensely grateful to the healthcare workers, the heroes of the pandemic,” added the Prime Minister.
Source: El Diario
