Sharon Stone adjusts Gualtieri’s tie. Victory assured

Rome. She approaches him, smiles, then lays her hands on him. In the sense that she straightens his tie, of course. With that ‘basic instinct’ of hers to charm a man. And it doesn’t matter that the man in question is, in this case, our mayor – the mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, who views the woman from a ‘gender perspective’, who supports Elly or feminist leadership. It doesn’t matter. Because Sharon Stone’s gesture was an age-old – indeed, archetypal – one, lasting a fraction of a second. A caress that has gone down in history to such an extent that it took the Campidoglio’s breath away. And for a few moments – even with Romano Prodi just a few steps away – it was just him and her. Just Roberto and Sharon. À la Verdone: just a man, just a woman.

And here she is, then: Sharon Stone in a previously unseen video that, for some reason, has ended up on our mobile. Here is the maternal yet highly sensual – indeed, archetypal – diva on a summer’s afternoon in Rome.

It was 14 July when, during the Global Assembly of Nobel Laureates on Artificial Intelligence, the superb 68-year-old embraced the most natural form of intelligence. Her own. So she approached the mayor – not in a white sheath dress but dressed in black – and looked at him. “What a lovely day,” she said to him. “Pleased to meet you.” “The pleasure is all mine,” he replied. “What a sunny day!” They drank some freshly squeezed juice. “Let me adjust your tie…” Gualtieri let her get on with it, and even before he could say a word, her hands reached for the knot and straightened it out.

He smiles – whilst, back in the Chamber, they’re at each other’s throats over voting preferences – and then they return, together, to the others. Two true friends. A real coup. Or, if nothing else, a brilliant video for the mayor, who, whilst not having her millions of followers on social media, already boasts two hundred thousand. Mayor Gualtieri, who – so they say – wasn’t sure whether to post the little clip, even though it’s better than the metro posts (and she’s almost more beautiful than Catherine Tramell).

He wasn’t sure, but here’s the thing: with a testimonial like that – and with a touch of Hollywood magic – how on earth could he not win the election now? Impossible. The path, after all, had already been paved. And she was the only thing missing. The goddess of instinct who commands (and captivates) far more than Elly ever did.

And on the right? Trouble. Whilst we await an opponent, however, we are certain that the patriots will find a way to respond – perhaps with Valeria Marini or a ‘niece of Italy’ – to Sharon Stone’s maternal imperiousness.