Born from an appeal by President Sergio Mattarella to give life to a government that would address the “urgencies” of the fight against the pandemic and the development of the PNRR, the Draghi government has gone through 516 days of success and controversy between the parties of the “strange majority. “who supported him.
After the fall of the Conte II government and the impossibility of a Conte III as requested by M5s, Pd and Leu, Mattarella took the initiative for a “government of the President”, a bit like his predecessors Scalfaro and Napolitano with Ciampi and Monti . The Head of State summoned the former European central banker for February 3, and while he went up to the Quirinale the Stock Exchange was up + 3%. Draghi accepted the post with reservations which, after consultations in Montecitorio between 4 and 9 February, was dissolved on 12, when he also presented the list of ministers at the Quirinale: a mix of politicians and technicians. The next day there was the oath and the first Council of Ministers in which the new prime minister urged his ministers to speak only “with facts”; but already two days later, on the 15th, a ferocious controversy between the parties and some ministers over the reopening of the ski resorts hinted at the mood of the “strange majority”. However, on February 17 Draghi received his first trust in the Senate, with 262 yeses, out of the 321 tenants of Palazzo Madama and the following day similar “monster” numbers are registered in the Chamber: yeses were 535 out of 630 deputies.
The two points indicated by Matterella were at the center of Draghi’s speech for trust together with a strong Europeanism: the premier spoke explicitly of European “federalism”. Draghi actually, in line with Macron, was prime minister among the promoters of greater European integration, also because Merkel’s departure gave France and Italy more space. On November 26, the Quirinal Treaty sanctioned this axis between the two countries, which in Europe then always proceeded together.
Internally, the appointment on March 3 of the general of the Alpine troops Paolo Figliuolo as commissioner for the Covid emergency led to one of the government’s successes, with a clear acceleration of vaccinations, thanks to the Hubs in the Regions.
Another theme at the center of the mandate was the PNRR: on March 31, Parliament approved the plan prepared by the government, without a thorough examination, given the limited time available, which caused various tensions between the parties. The various objectives to be achieved at the end of 2021 and June 2022 have been achieved, also thanks to reforms launched by the Parliament. The distinctions between the parties of the large majority have marked the entire 516 days of the Draghi executive, on measures of a parliamentary nature, such as the Zan bill, the end of life and now on the Ius Soli and cannabis. Not to mention the Lega, Fi and Iv controversies against citizenship income.
There was no lack of distinctions between parties and the government, which was also placed in the minority, as on the Superbonus in the Budget law. Draghi said it was necessary to completely overcome the measure, which was denied by the parties in the law.
2022 was marked by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with Draghi immediately in favor of military aid to Kyiv, on which the Lega and M5s were in reserve. Then on June 29th here are the “revelations” of De Masi according to which Draghi had asked Grillo for the head of Conte. The crisis precipitates up to today’s step of Draghi.
Source: Ansa
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