He seemed like a summer 2023 meteor with his book “The World in Reverse,” but instead after a year he is still holding court. Another book, candidacy with the League in the European elections, half a million and more votes, controversy over his role in the fledgling Patriots, and now the announcement of a movement of his own. Launching on Sept. 19 and 20 in Viterbo, organizer the ex-League and also ex-military Umberto Fusco.
In short, those who thought Vannacci was a momentary vote-getter and then disappeared into the Brussels bureaucracy were wrong. Those who snubbed or insulted Vannacci by saying he was a trashy phenomenon with no following now have to deal with those who are already in line to join. That Italians are like Americans in the deep, bad and trashy States and therefore incomprehensible to the politcally correct?
First question: is all this bathing or quasi-movement happening under Salvini’s nose or with Salvini’s consent? Is it a future rib of the League that expands it into terrain other than just the northern terrain of governors and Autonomy, or is it a creature that, in time, will witness the gradual thinning of the Captain’s national project?
For now there is talk of disquiet but substantial agreement, certain, however, that this will not be a quiet summer. Forza Italia is grappling with the eagerness of Silvio’s heirs, Giorgia has a strong party but empty state coffers. On the other side, there is no messing around: Grillo and Conte are mauling each other over the future of the Grillini, Schlein welcomes Renzi but the others veto. Only on the old dear Rai are all in agreement: it will be the first big battle of the fall to see who really matters and who doesn’t.
The article Acci acci this Vannacci! comes from TheNewyorker.
