The autumn of struggle promised by Elly Schlein, leader of the Democratic Party, began on Saturday, November 11, with a demonstration in Rome's Piazza del Popolo, the first since she has led the party. It was a way to do a headcount and measure the secretary's ability to bring militants to the square (a successful operation with 50,000 in attendance), but also to weave the plots of that alternative to the government that the PD has the ambition to lead. A goal that the Dems cannot hope to achieve alone. Schlein knows it well, and it is no coincidence that she warmly welcomes every bigwig from the "wide field" who reaches backstage, starting with the 5 Star Movement leader, former premier Giuseppe Conte. For the rest, it's a matter of attacking the executive according to the script already tested in recent months, which the young leader interprets effectively amid the repeated applause of her supporters. "Enough of this government waging war on the poor," she chants from the stage. The right can disguise itself as it wants, but it is always the same: it gives more to those who have more and doesn't give a damn about those who have less". Then comes the criticism on the maneuver, "made up of hand-outs that last the time to bypass the European". In the crosshairs are Palazzo Chigi's "broken promises" along with cuts and the government's inability to cope with inflation: "They increased diapers and tampons and cut back on health care".
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