Enrico Letta

After returning as PD secretary, Letta proposed a starting endowment for young people financed through increased inheritance tax on the wealthiest estates. Mario Draghi publicly responded that this was not the time to take money from citizens, while the centre-right condemned a new tax.

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During the 2022 campaign, Letta struck a deal with Carlo Calenda and, in parallel, agreements with Sinistra Italiana, the Greens and Luigi Di Maio. Calenda withdrew a few days later, calling the coalition contradictory and 'designed to lose'.

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VeDrò, a network co-founded by and closely associated with Enrico Letta, brought together politicians and business executives and was financed by private sponsors. Critics, notably M5S and the press, questioned funding transparency and the involvement of gambling groups such as Sisal and Lottomatica.

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In February 2014, the PD's national leadership, at Matteo Renzi's instigation, voted to open a new phase of government, accusing the Letta administration of moving too slowly on reforms. Letta announced his resignation and returned his mandate to the President of the Republic.

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Enrico Letta formed a grand coalition government in 2013 bringing together the PD and Silvio Berlusconi's PDL after an electoral deadlock. A substantial section of the centre-left condemned the alliance as inconsistent with the PD's electoral mandate.

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Barely in office, the Letta government was plunged into a dispute over IMU, with the PDL demanding its complete abolition on primary residences and threatening the government's survival. Conflicting messages from coalition partners reinforced the image of a government held hostage by its coalition.

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The expulsion of Alma Shalabayeva and her daughter to Kazakhstan caused a major diplomatic and parliamentary crisis. The Senate passed a highly critical judgement on the operation while rejecting the no-confidence motion against Interior Minister Alfano and maintaining confidence in the Letta government.

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When Justice Minister Annamaria Cancellieri came under criticism for intervening over Giulia Ligresti's prison situation, Letta defended her and made her continuation in office a confidence issue for the entire government, despite unease within the PD.

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Telefónica's increased involvement in Telco, a shareholder in Telecom Italia, sparked intense debate over the loss of control of a strategic asset and employment. The Letta government was accused of passivity.

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