Politics · Italy · 10 hrs ago
Schlein says allies will find agreement on candidate choice
Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein said allied parties would keep working toward agreement on choosing a candidate for their broad political alliance.
She made the comments in Cagliari while closing the Festa dell’Unità.
The parties are different, she said, and their work to build unity in recent years makes continued discussion important.
Schlein did not specify who should be the candidate or how the choice will be made.
She said allies should talk and listen more to find common ground.
The alliance also faces pressure to address jobs and low wages, which Schlein said are among the issues people expect answers on.
She said the parties share responsibility for responding to those concerns.
Elly Schlein said she was confident her political allies would find common ground on choosing a candidate.
The leader of Italy’s Democratic Party spoke in Cagliari on 24 October 2026.
She said the parties were different and needed to keep talking and listening to one another.
Schlein said the allies shared a responsibility to respond to people’s concerns, including work and wages.
- Who
- Elly Schlein, leader of the Democratic Party, addressed her political allies.
- What
- She said the allies would keep talking to find agreement on the candidate choice.
- When
- 24 October 2026.
- Where
- Cagliari, Italy.
- Why
- She said the parties needed to find common ground and respond to people’s concerns.
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- Speaker
- Elly Schlein
- Party
- Democratic Party
- Location
- Cagliari
- Date
- 24 October 2026
- Event
- Closing of the Festa dell'Unità
What people are saying
I am certain that we will continue to talk more and listen more precisely in order to always find common ground, a synthesis, an agreement.