The former Prime Minister and President of the Constitutional Court, interviewed at the ‘Festa dell’Ottimismo’ in Florence: “The only thing that might warrant criticism is the issue of signatures per constituency, which have risen from 1,500 to 6,000. It’s a spiteful move against someone, bordering on the unreasonable.”

The Defence Minister: “What frightens me most is the weakness of our air defence. With low-cost drones, even a group of terrorists could cause us problems.” And on Italian politics: “Early elections? I’m not aware of any.”

The Vice-President of the European Parliament at the Festival of Optimism: “Bring back the centre-left and the reformists will return. With Conte, Italy will no longer send weapons to Kyiv.”

The PD secretary, interviewed by editor-in-chief Claudio Cerasa, asserts: “Either the candidate is nominated by the party with the most votes, or there must be a primary. We don’t need a moderate candidate; they’ve been telling us that for 20 years, causing us to lose.” What would be the first measures of a hypothetical Schlein government? "The minimum wage and energy costs." And on Ukraine? "Defending it is the priority of a major left-wing force."

“Italy is facing a series of disputes that need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. The emergency measures are therefore welcome. We need a broad vision, which we do not see. None of the other trade unions are fanning the flames of the protests,” says the CISL secretary at the Festa del Foglio.

The scientists stopped off at the M5S headquarters to speak to Conte and Todde. Did they give them a telling-off, given that Sardinia is, in absolute terms, the worst-performing region in Italy in relation to the Pniec targets? Not at all.

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