was the night of April 10. The afternoon had flown away soon, too soon. The first exit polls described a historic victory. 4, 5, 7, 10 percentage points. Large majority that allows the building of a strong government that will never be kept in check by the whims of someone. Then the numbers were gradually pitted the famous "gap" narrowed even more. It did not seem even possible. Okay the "burloneria" of Italians in front of the exit polls, but mistakes of 7 points is something unthinkable. So put the champagne in the fridge in a hurry the night had arrived. I remember the frenetic zapping in front of a fourteen inches. Mentone, Vespa, Faith. Faith No no. Faith was just too much. It 'was probably one of the more confusing nights of Italian politics. At one point there were two winners and no vanquished. The cake was perfectly divided in half in the House, a handful of votes would decide the award of the majority. In the Senate he was going even worse. The majority of the premium on a proposed regional victory (by either side) a couple of senators, even became the decisive votes of Italians abroad. Then with the Chamber is "allocated" to the center for only twenty-four thousand votes and the Senate, however, was briefly in the center (in favor of a Senator, but not counting the votes of Italians abroad), Vannino Chiti, the employee Press secretary of the Democrats of the Left announce a declaration of Piero Fassino. Those are second in front of me as if they are living now. Gray jacket, face that do not convey emotion, emphasis in Turin: "Based on data presented to us, we declare that the center-left won the election." Stop. Scajola shouted to the coup (exaggerated), while in Piazza Santi Apostoli broke the party. Prodi went on the yellow trucks and the "Popular Song" sounded in the sky of Rome. I remember the thrill of that moment. It 's done Professor. We have sent home. And the Senate? I say: okay that Italian politicians are not scientists, but if one makes a statement like that is because it is aware that the vote Italians abroad is beneficial. It was night now, but nobody wanted to admit defeat. Finally, I pressed the red button on the remote control. Good night. Certainly no one imagined what would happen in the days ahead. Claims of fraud. Recounts. Requests for government wide arrangements (the famous German model). But the Professor pulled straight on his way. But since the first stirrings of that government the whole of Italy knew what would be the fate of the executive: to live with the blackmail of one and the pain of lack of majority. Of course I was hoping we in this government. I autoconvinsi the maturity of our MPs. But, alas, a few days later ... The election of the President of the Senate, "Pizzini" under the name Francesco Marini (instead of Franco), the thousands of votes for the election of the Head of State. Then the presentation of the government team. Di Pietro, without the Ministry of Justice instead is assigned to Mastella. Here is Professor, the omelet is done. From that moment I stopped believing. In fact, the pardon came, came the surveys taken in De Magistiris and Clementina Forleo, arrived disciplinary actions against these judges of the CSM that do not bend to the will of the policy. So not worth the trouble to believe it. To hope that the time is good, start to see a country in disarray. Where there is no certainty, there is no law, no respect for the environment, there is no technology. Look, that night I hoped that the government had talked about these things. Environment, legality, certainty of punishment, work and technology. Today disappears everything I had dreamed that night. I see the absurd triumphalism "of the other party," I hear talk of putting in place what the center left in tatters, as if "they" had not been in government for five long years. I see the usual condemnation of always choosing the lesser evil. Now I do not know what will happen. Maybe there will bridge the government, changing the electoral law. Surely sooner or later there will be a new campaign, new surveys, new exit-poll and a new long night. But now, less than a miracle, there will be no more dreams of "That Night."
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