On Tuesday morning, members of the Culture Committee in the Chamber of Deputies received and read a petition. A public petition calling for a review of the Ministry’s emblem. Against Mediterranean patriarchy. No longer the profile of Apollo, the rapist of Daphne, but rather something that is ‘fully inclusive’. The left is considering the proposal 

The former prime minister is linking the primaries to the issue of rearmament. In more private meetings, there is talk of breaking with Schlein: if she were to lead the broad coalition, the Movement would lose a lot of votes

The Deputy Prime Minister is meeting Aleksej Vladimirovič Paramonov in Milan alongside Italian companies operating in Russia. His interview with the broadcaster’s correspondent in Italy will be broadcast tonight on Rossija 1.

Among the bigwigs, both past and present, few believe him. The former heir apparent: “The number of signatures is absurd, and the regional organisation doesn’t even exist. In my view, a new party doesn’t make much sense.”

Perhaps he prefers Roberto Bolle to Hegel, and La Canzone del Sole to ‘solar thought’. The fact remains, however, that the Minister for Tourism, Gianmarco Mazzi, has never really left the MIC. 

The strategies of Azione, which in Rome – after years in opposition – is backing Gualtieri; in Milan – after years in the majority – is backing Calabresi; and in Bologna is backing Gualmini, who is favoured by Meloni 

A spokesperson for Forza Italia says: “Salvini? He’s seeking support.” Borghi? “He always says the same things. Together, they are jeopardising the government’s reputation and the Tajani approach. But their views are not shared.”

The regional president and Luca Zaia’s successor, Alberto Stefani, had promised the Patriarch of Venice and Salvini’s party that he would stand firm. In the end, the end-of-life bill was passed, and within the party there is talk of a ‘U-turn’. 

“Our voters aren’t pawns – FdI shouldn’t think that,” says the general. “Me, a Trojan horse for the Kremlin? The Financial Times has no evidence whatsoever.”