“Fewer deportations than under Conte and Renzi. At last, even the left, hailing the deportations to Ceuta, endorses the concept of remigration,” says the general. “Regularisation is a disaster; Europe and Italy must change course. Are we to side with this right-wing government? If anything, they will have to agree with us.”

Meloni’s absurd linguistic reticence and the usual national conspiracy theories

Some local branches of the Partisans’ Association openly condone the attacks of 25 April against the Jewish Brigade and criticise the dialogue initiated by the national leadership with the Union of Jewish Communities: “We oppose the Zionist presence in the parades marking the Liberation of Italy,” they write from Turin

The secretary of the PD responds to the leader of the M5S, who yesterday explained that he wished to resolve certain crucial issues in the broad coalition’s programme – including military support for Kyiv – following the coalition primaries. Bonelli and Fratoianni: “We’re not living under a presidential system, after all!” But silence falls on the issue of support for Ukraine

The leader of Italia Viva has weighed in on the debate sparked by the president of the Five Star Movement following his comments on the primaries and Ukraine: “The primaries serve to decide on the candidate and the political direction. But afterwards, we must all stand together”

Enough of the shortcuts, left and right. Repressive measures are not enough. What has Emilia-Romagna done, and what is the regional president asking of the state, with a focus on railway stations?

On both sides, the pitfalls of internal competition and the quest for consensus risk transforming a normalised, stable and rather shrewd – though not indecent – country into one that is uglier, more resentful and less civilised. The difficult coming-of-age test of the elections 

The initiative was launched jointly with Denmark and endorsed by 22 countries: “We are deeply concerned about recent developments at the EU’s external border in Ceuta. We are determined to prevent human traffickers from undermining the integrity of the external borders.”