fidelity testSalvini is back on the offensive against the banks but remains silent on the LegaThe Deputy Prime Minister has chosen his catchphrase for the summer, whilst the regional governors are drafting a document. Now everything depends on Giorgetti’s ‘decision’byCarmelo Caruso15 AUG 26
The Secretary’s ArkSalvini wants to save twenty of his loyalists, sparking a race to see who is the most loyal. Fontana prepares a new offensiveThe secretary is due to speak on 14 August at La Versiliana, but a united response from the regional governors is being prepared immediately afterwards, as they have realised that the leader is targeting the inner circle. And among the staunch Salvini supporters are Paganella, Toccalini, Crippa and, of course, Calderoli and GiorgettibyCarmelo Caruso13 AUG 26
Italian errorThe first to express outrage at Ranucci should be his bodyguardsLavitola has confessed: “The attack was for his own good”. As if protection were a majority bonusbyCarmelo Caruso13 AUG 26
the interviewBettini says: “Renzi? I’d be happy if he stood in the primaries and Silvia Salis ran with yet another party of her own. Calenda? Off you go!”According to the Democratic Party guru, the leader of IV “may be worth more than the polls suggest for his party”. Salis “is in the running, but not for the centre”. And Calenda? “It’s offensive to keep telling him to stay in the progressive camp”byCarmelo Caruso12 AUG 26
the new courseThe future of Report: the Nerazzini proposal or no presenter at allRanucci’s departure is essential to safeguard the programme and his entire team, but it may not happen of its own accord. The Rai Ethics Committee appears to be leaning towards internal candidates for the replacementbyCarmelo Caruso12 AUG 26
The mapsHere is the (full) Report document calling for Ranucci to be placed under administration. Is it a forgery or the truth? A poll is urgently neededOn the face of it, this is the most rigorous piece the programme has produced to date. We take the view that anyone who attacks Report is attacking the country, and that Report measures the level of freedombyCarmelo Caruso11 AUG 26
The dispute over migrantsMeloni, the ‘socialist’. She’s still teaming up with Frederiksen: ‘It’s either me or the far right’. The PD is in turmoilFollowing Edi Rama, another figure from the European left – the Danish Prime Minister – has aligned herself with the Italian position. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party remains silent because it has chosen to defend Sánchez, but that very model is now backfiring on itbyCarmelo Caruso11 AUG 26
the criticismsSalvini is a joke. The North says: “You’re finished, step down.” The regional governors are calling for a triumvirateAt Via Bellerio, they informed the secretary that his tenure is over. He dismisses everything, rebuts the criticism and promises to lead the League to 10 per cent. Just like Mazzarò: “It’s my thing, come with me!”byCarmelo Caruso11 AUG 26
Elly CinemaSchlein was ready to celebrate her cinema bill, but Conte’s M5S is sabotaging itOn Thursday, the secretary of the Democratic Party was due to celebrate the passing of her first bill, on the film industry. However, in the Budget Committee, the Movement is pushing to put its amendments to the vote right up to the very last moment, and the matter has been postponedbyCarmelo Caruso8 AUG 26
Instability for everyoneMeloni and the ‘pure proportional’ system. Conte calls on the Democrats: ‘Will you be my minister?’The leader of the Five Star Movement has realised, like Meloni, that the electoral stability law is turning into a purely proportional system. Graziano Delrio: “No coalition will manage to reach 42 per cent. No one will get the majority bonus and everyone will want to stand on their own.”byCarmelo Caruso8 AUG 26