The storySalvini’s anger: “Enough of the North and the party of the nostalgic! Vannacci? I don’t give a shit.” He reiterates his call for a third termThe Carroccio secretary aims to settle scores with Romeo, Zaia and Fontana, and at a dinner with MPs at Villa Angelucci he says: “Internal enemies are damaging the League”. He then defends Roggero because, like the goldsmith, he dreams of legitimate revenge. The defectors? “Let’s see if they get elected”byCarmelo Caruso24 JUL 26
The storyMeloni’s ‘concession’ to Tajani on preferences. Forza Italia opposes it. Marina Berlusconi’s resistanceThe Prime Minister is set to introduce a 60/40 gender parity rule for candidate preferences; Tajani mediates with the party (split). Moratti-Craxi row. FdI’s warning: “If our allies betray us, we will not be generous in the allocation of seats”byCarmelo Caruso23 JUL 26
the European ConsobGiorgetti: “Carlo Comporti at ESMA. We’ve won”“We’d been working on it for four months,” says the Minister for the Economy regarding the appointment (first reported by *Il Foglio*) of the Italian to the European Securities and Markets AuthoritybyCarmelo Caruso22 JUL 26
tug-of-warMeloni, ‘the stubborn one’. She corners Tajani on the issue of preferencesThe Prime Minister calls for “loyalty” and insists on her preferences, against the wishes of the Forza Italia Deputy Prime Minister (who relents) and the Berlusconis. The League warns: “Either we give in, or Meloni will go to the polls on her own. Or with Vannacci.”byCarmelo Caruso22 JUL 26
in RomeThe League are on a training camp at Villa AngelucciDo you recall the much-publicized retreat that was scheduled to take place in Treviso? Ultimately, the Carroccio parliamentary groups are gathering this evening at the residence of the MP and publisher of "Il Giornale". A seminar to discuss the next stepsbyCarmelo Caruso22 JUL 26
editoria e ChablisAlberto Leonardis: “I want to make a sandwich with La Stampa. Carofiglio’s on his way!”The publisher of the Turin-based daily: “I’ll be including La Stampa in all my local newspapers. Only Cairo has done this before me. Virman Cusenza and Franco Bechis will soon be writing for us too. Maurizio Molinari? A genius.”byCarmelo Caruso22 JUL 26
within the governmentMeloni and Arena. Vannacci goes after Salvini over Roggero and calls for Schlein and Conte to be ‘lynched’. To Chigi: ‘The General? Ask Renzi’The general is grabbing the headlines with AI and the national rubbish crisis – a way to regain the limelight and halt Salvini’s march towards the Ministry of the Interior. Bonelli: “In the end, Meloni will keep him in the coalition”byCarmelo Caruso21 JUL 26