Durigon responds to Barelli: "An unfortunate outcome on ius scholae."

More unrest between Forza Italia and the League. The comments made by Forza Italia member Paolo Barelli regarding the ius scholae (righteousness) addressed to the League members ( "You ignorant people, at least read the text" ) did not sit well with his allies. "I'm not as cultured as him, but I'll try to defend myself... I think there have been unfortunate statements, and this one is one of them," replied Claudio Durigon, Deputy Secretary of the League and Undersecretary of Labor.

Deputy Prime Minister and Forza Italia Secretary Antonio Tajani has stated that his party will move forward on the citizenship reform. And the leader of the House of Representatives, Barelli, reiterated the point yesterday, pointing the finger at the League, which has always opposed granting citizenship even after ten years of compulsory schooling, as proposed by Forza Italia. "When you're in a coalition, you decide together what to do. Sometimes they force us to swallow something that isn't, let's say, at the height of our enthusiasm," Barelli explained in an interview with Repubblica . "It's clear that anything deeply divisive shouldn't be done. But if you push me and tell me my proposal is 'bullshit,' then you, the League, are forcing me to say: read it, our proposal. And I also say: ignoramuses, read it, because saying you have to complete ten years of compulsory schooling, studying Italian, math, geography, and history, is serious nonsense. You can't dismiss it by saying it's bullshit, if you're my ally."

Now, from the Ponza d'Autore event, where Durigon spoke, the League's response has arrived. Barelli's words? "An unfortunate statement." He then clarified: "We've come a long way together, and we'll continue to do so. We're a center-right government, and we'll carry on regardless."

The opposition is also joining the debate. "We will present to both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate a bill on citizenship that is identical to Forza Italia's, when parliament resumes in September, even though we have already presented our own bill on this issue," Ettore Rosato , deputy secretary of Azione, told Affaritaliani.it. "With this initiative, we will try to unblock the situation. True, it is not the most urgent issue for the country, but it deserves the dignity that politics should accord to important matters. Then, in Parliament, each party will assume its own responsibilities," concluded the deputy secretary of Azione.