Politics · Italy · 21 hrs ago
Silvia Salis rejects talk of leading a centrist group
Matteo Renzi proposed Silvia Salis to lead a centrist group in Italy's opposition, starting next February.
Salis is the mayor of Genoa, and she said her priority is serving the city, not discussing a national political role.
Renzi also said that, if the opposition won the 2027 election, Salis should have a place in government.
Salis criticised the discussion as happening without her, saying it did not help the progressive camp or Genoa.
Renzi said he was working with Dario Franceschini on a one-round primary with two candidates, Elly Schlein and Giuseppe Conte, and estimated a centrist group could win 8%.
Schlein said the Democratic Party fully supports Salis as mayor, while the debate over the opposition's direction continues.
Matteo Renzi proposed Silvia Salis to lead a centrist group, but the mayor of Genoa dismissed the discussions as sterile.
Salis said talk about her without consulting her does not help the progressive camp or Genoa, whose interests are her primary concern.
Renzi said he was working with Dario Franceschini on a one-round primary with Elly Schlein and Giuseppe Conte as the two candidates.
Renzi estimated that a possible centrist group could win 8%.
Schlein said the Democratic Party fully supports Salis in her work as mayor.
- Who
- Genoa Mayor Silvia Salis rejected talk of her leading a centrist group proposed by Matteo Renzi.
- What
- Renzi suggested Salis could lead the group from next February. Salis called the discussions sterile.
- When
- The report was published on November 8, 2026. Renzi referred to next February and the 2027 general election.
- Where
- Genoa, Italy.
- Why
- Salis said the repeated speculation about her was unhelpful to the progressive camp and distracted from her commitment to the city.
Matteo Renzi
Silvia Salis
Leadership
Matteo Renzi
Renzi proposed Salis to lead a centrist group from next February.
Silvia Salis
Salis rejected the discussion as sterile and said she had to repeat what she had always said.
Political focus
Matteo Renzi
Renzi discussed a centrist group and possible government roles after a 2027 election victory.
Silvia Salis
Salis said the debate was not what the progressive camp or the country needed, and stressed her commitment to Genoa.
Renzi proposed that Salis lead a centrist group.
ANSA reported Salis’s rejection of the leadership discussion.
Renzi discussed scenarios in the event of a general election victory.
- Proposed leader
- Silvia Salis, mayor of Genoa
- Proposer
- Matteo Renzi
- Proposed start
- Next February
- Possible centrist group support
- 8%, according to Renzi
- Primary candidates
- Elly Schlein and Giuseppe Conte
- Election year discussed
- 2027
What people are saying
These are all very sterile discussions.
They keep talking about me more than with me.
It is clear that Salis, since she does not have the possibility of sitting in Parliament, would have the right, and probably also a bit of a duty, to sit in government.
The Democratic Party fully supports her in her mandate to improve the lives of the people of Genoa.