Elly Schlein imposes the “command of silence” on the PD leaders. And they accept: the need for currents to include their representatives in the lists for the European elections “requires caution in the internal debate,” we read in a background article by Agi. In short, only the secretary or, secondarily, the PD foreign representative Peppe Provenzano speaks about the conflict in Israel. A strategy dictated by the extreme sensitivity of the matter and also by the previous Ukraine dossier is explained. Elly Schlein took office in the Nazarene when the Democratic Party had already established a line and any deviation from that line brought internal disputes, controversies and accusations at the top of the Democrats. Recall, for example, the vote on the European ASAP plan to finance the production of ammunition to be sent to Kiev. Strengthened by this lesson, Schlein gave herself and her party an iron rule: only the secretary talks about developments in the Middle East.
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And in fact there are many press releases and articles about maneuvers and health care, while statements about Israel, Hamas and Gaza are significantly fewer. “Not even the representatives of Schlein’s inner circle dare to explain, in no particular order,” it says, all behind the Schlein line: Israel’s right to exist and defend itself, but without the people of Gaza paying the price of a reaction that For the Democratic Party, the limits of human rights and international law must be respected. “We all unequivocally sided with Israel and clearly condemned the terrorist attack by Hamas and the brutal violence against Israeli civilians,” recalls the minister: “Now it is time to do politics and make every effort to prevent an escalation of terror.” Conflict and new innocent victims”.
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So far the line stands, at least due to the lack of voices that do not agree with those of the leader. A “pax interna”, of course dictated by the delicacy of the moment. But those among Democratic leaders who have experienced such moments in the past remember that there were many paxes, more or less with every secretary going through the Nazarene, and that these always coincided with the eve of an important election round coincided. Translated: The need for the big names in the party and the currents to include their exponents in these lists recommends avoiding turns and departures from the masses.