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Lupi says Milan’s centre-right must stay united over mayoral candidate
Maurizio Lupi, leader of the small centre-right party Noi moderati, says the coalition must remain united as it chooses a candidate for mayor of Milan.
The coalition has not yet agreed on a candidate.
The League has called for primaries, in which voters choose between candidates, but Lupi says they are not part of the coalition’s usual approach.
He describes primaries as a last resort and says he does not think they will be needed.
Lupi says party leaders should weigh the different names being proposed rather than become entrenched in their own choices.
He says the coalition will set criteria and find a solution by autumn.
The choice matters because the centre-right wants to regain control of Milan’s city government.
Maurizio Lupi says Milan’s centre-right must remain united while choosing its candidate for mayor.
The Noi moderati leader says the coalition should find a shared choice and that primaries would be a last resort.
The League has called for primaries, while Lupi says he does not think they will be needed.
Lupi says he is confident coalition leaders will reach an agreement by autumn.
He says he is pleased that Sud chiama Nord is joining the centre-right coalition.
- Who
- Maurizio Lupi, leader of Noi moderati, and the centre-right coalition.
- What
- Lupi says the coalition must stay united as it chooses a candidate for mayor of Milan.
- When
- Lupi said the choice should be made by autumn.
- Where
- Milan, Italy.
- Why
- The centre-right wants to agree on a candidate to regain control of the city government.
Noi moderati, led by Maurizio Lupi
The League
Primaries
Noi moderati, led by Maurizio Lupi
Lupi says primaries are not part of his party’s political tradition and would be a last resort.
The League
The League has called for primaries.
A regional coordinator’s move ahead on the mayoral candidacy was quickly denied.
Lupi says the coalition will set criteria and find a solution for its candidate.
- Candidate selection
- Centre-right candidate for mayor of Milan
- Coalition leader
- Maurizio Lupi
- Party
- Noi moderati
- Proposed deadline
- By autumn
- Alternative selection method
- Primaries, called for by the League
What people are saying
It is unthinkable that the unity of the centre-right, which is a value for our coalition, should be broken, and in Milan of all places.
The primaries are not part of our DNA. They would be the last resort, but I do not think we will get to that.
I am confident: we leaders will find a compromise.
Sources
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