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Split in the Majority at the eve of the elections

Greens at loggerheads with PSD and PNC on energy and strategic resources and it is clear that they are heading for elections as adversaries

February 5645

ROMULA - With just a few months to go until the next elections, the government coalition formed by the Democratic Socialist Party (PSD), the Party of New Communists (PNC) and the Greens' Movement (MdV) now seems close to breaking up. At the heart of the growing rift are increasingly deep differences on the management of the country's strategic resources and on energy policy, in particular on the role of nuclear power.

The Greens, who for years have set aside many of their positions in the name of coalition stability, have begun to make their voices heard forcefully again. They accuse their government partners of pursuing an industrial policy blind to the serious environmental consequences of the intensive exploitation of resources, also denouncing the total lack of involvement of local communities in decision-making processes. According to them, PSD and PNC are only interested in expanding the industrial sector and creating jobs, sacrificing the environment and democratic participation.

On the energy front, the nuclear issue has returned to the fore. The Greens, already forced to bite the bullet for five years, have relaunched their clear opposition, recalling the support received from the electorate most sensitive to the issues of disarmament and clean energy. Concerns that in the country arose already in the aftermath of the nuclear attack on Xampa, which still today fuels mistrust on the dual use of atomic technologies.

PSD and PNC reject the accusations, branding the Greens' line as "environmental extremism". In their opinion, the development of strategic resources is fundamental for economic growth, employment and competitiveness of Istalia on international markets. They also underline how it is possible to find a balance between environmental protection and industrial development, but that pragmatism and responsibility are needed. As regards nuclear power, both parties reiterate their position: it is the only way forward today to guarantee the country's energy independence and exports and, furthermore, both the parties agrees that ousting the nuclear Energy would be a blow for the national scientific research.

The prospect of a definitive break is therefore becoming increasingly concrete. The Greens, although they have not formally withdrawn their parliamentary support, are preparing to run alone, aiming to oust the PNC as the second force on the left. PSD and PNC, for their part, seem ready to capitalize on the fear that the environmentalist line could slow down or compromise the country's growth.

Meanwhile, there is cautious optimism in the opposition; the crisis in the majority is fueling hopes for a change of direction after years of left-leading governments, however, the strategies of the center-right front are being disturbed by the constant rise of the Alliance of Autonomies, which in Alaria has already won cross-party consensus and is emerging as a force capable of breaking the traditional balance of the Istalian political system.