The Five Star Movement is scathing about Sala. The Democratic Party is saying, "Unpleasant." "It will affect the alliance."

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"We can't wait for Meloni's statement to say we have faith in Mayor Sala." Perhaps the Democratic Party's state of turmoil is evident in these words Senator Sandra Zampa delivered to Il Foglio. The paradox is that yesterday, Elly Schlein publicly reiterated "that the Democratic Party stands with Mayor Sala, whom I spoke to directly express our support" in the matter under investigation by the Milan prosecutor's office . But the timing, with a statement released to the news agencies at least two days late, and after the prime minister's words, made clear the Democratic Party secretariat's pushback against the Five Star Movement, which in the meantime has taken an even harsher stance on Sala than the right. "I believe anyone who continues to allow this is wrong. We're still waiting for an apology from the Five Star Movement for Bibbiano, and with the Milan affair, we're more or less on the same level. That is, the accusation in parliament against a mayor as if the corruption charge were an established fact. It means we never learn anything from the past," Zampa continues. " A typical form of populism that will somehow affect the quality of the alliance we're trying to build with the Five Star Movement ."

There have been various positions within the Democratic Party against Giuseppe Conte's reckless operation against the Milanese administration, given that the former prime minister immediately stated his willingness to let "the judiciary take its course. We never interfere in judicial proceedings, because that is criminal liability. But as for political liability, we wait for those responsible to draw the consequences," essentially calling for the council's resignation. " In general, I would give everyone a good piece of advice: read the documents carefully before making certain statements. Because too often, they are just conditioned reflexes. We focus too much on narrative and not on the merits, " Alessandro Alfieri, a Lombardy-born coordinator of the Democratic Reformists, sternly told Il Foglio. " Because if we aspire to build a government together, it's clear we must go beyond simplistic slogans and get to the heart of the issues. It seems to me that in the case of Milan, very little of this is being done ."

Even someone as usually calm as Senator Walter Verini thinks the same: "In some ways, the right has seemed more protective of the Five Star Movement than the Five Star Movement," he reasoned in an interview with our newspaper. "And indeed, the M5S sometimes behaves a bit like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Significant advances in institutional culture are followed by the maintenance of judicial populist attitudes in other circumstances. I believe that legality is an absolute value, but not that it shouldn't be interpreted with restraining logic." Among the statements that have raised the issue of the problematic nature of the relationship with the M5S, highlighted by the reactions to the Milan investigation, are figures such as Filippo Sensi, Lia Quartapelle, and Gianni Cuperlo. And also Lett's supporter Marco Meloni, whose words seemed to be aimed precisely at Conte and his supporters: " While the right's unrestrained attacks—a justicial campaign in Milan, while in Rome they are altering the balance of power by eliminating the independence of the judiciary enshrined in the Constitution—are not surprising, I believe it is right to call on all our allies to behave correctly and show the same respect we observe towards them ." Could the Grillini's constant tirades undermine the path they have been trying to build at the national level for several years now? "It is quite clear that the constant attacks are an unpleasant situation," reasoned PD MP Matteo Orfini. "Since the relationship with the M5S is still evolving, in some areas where they are in opposition, the old dynamics, the old phase, the misalignment with the national alliance strategy still prevail. While a certain opposition is legitimate, of course, one would at least expect greater courtesy. At least from the national leaders."

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