Carmelo Caruso

A PD insider confides that Cesare Paladino met with Trump’s senior representative: “Let’s just say I meet a lot of people.” And regarding the purchase of the Plaza, “interest remains”. As for the price, “we’re in talks but we’re waiting for more acceptable terms”.

A rally lasting no more than an hour is being organised. The travel expenses? The MPs are footing the bill. It will be a ‘Pontida’ rally centred on identity, with no foreigners present because the ‘punkofasci’ have, thankfully, chosen to stay at home. Nobody feels like speaking, not even Zaia, and even Giulia Bongiorno, the last to speak, is said to have suggested to the secretary that he should think about the future. The only thing uniting them is Bossi.

“Elections can be won or lost, but once credibility is lost, you cannot regain it. I do not want to lose it,” says the Prime Minister. It is then that she dispels the fears of those, such as Salvini, who are calling for her to deviate from the budget

As the presenter leaves the studio in a melodramatic video, it is time to recall anonymous letters regarding harassment, threats and RAI audits that were shelved because there was no one to oversee them

“Ukraine? I wouldn’t abandon it, but rearmament is a different matter. The general is a man of integrity, and I hope to attract a new section of the electorate. In Reggio Calabria, they can see us coming.” It’s not Saxony, but Alternative für Bergamot

The majority closes ranks and rejects the opposition’s sub-amendment. The Prime Minister’s anger: “I reinstated them myself.”

The governors seek refuge from the internal conflict: Romeo in Monza, Fedriga in Trieste. Meanwhile, the dominance of Lady Verdin, the de facto secretary, and that of Silvia Sardone is becoming established

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her senators had indicated they were open to the possibility of voting in favour of the bill proposed by the Democrats and the broad coalition. Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani were opposed. Following a meeting between the parties’ negotiators, the agreement prevented the majority from collapsing

The secretary’s decisive meeting with the northerners at his home fails to reach a conclusion. The Deputy Prime Minister wants to stay in power, whilst the regional governors are waiting for the voters to pull the plug. Fears of reprisals following the ‘pratone’ incident. And escape plans are being drawn up.