The projections paint a rather worrying picture for the Democratic Party: the secretary’s resignation, a further drop in support and a possible U-turn by the reformist wing on the issue of Ukraine

The same delegates, “but it won’t be a sham congress. I hope someone else stands as a candidate,” the secretary said in his defence at the end of the Lega’s Federal Congress. Zaia and Fedriga were absent with valid reasons.

The Prime Minister wants to press ahead with the cap on foreign students and the burqa ban, but a warning to the contrary has come from the Quirinale. FdI will resubmit its draft bill (similar to that of the Lega). Measures are also being considered regarding security and self-defence. The strategy of indifference towards Vannacci

In Amatrice, the President opened the new school year: “Schools are called upon to foster social cohesion; they must forge bonds, win the trust of families, and help prevent the formation of ghettos and the erection of barriers. Coexistence and respect must prevail, banishing violence.” Zuppi at the CEI Permanent Council: “Let them be places where no one feels excluded.”

The MP had told Il Foglio of his stance on the jeweller’s conviction, distancing himself from much of the governing majority. Now his change of allegiance appears even more sensational: the general has made the battle for Roggero one of his defining causes

With a threshold of 30 per cent, according to the Ministry’s figures, 129,000 children would theoretically need to be moved. But the problem is not just how many: it is which ones, where and at whose expense. 

“We will do everything we can to stop the electoral law, from public campaigns to legal challenges. I would prefer Schlein to lead the broad coalition, but there is currently no coalition. We are not afraid of disappearing,” says the party secretary

The founder of the M5S, appearing as a guest on the Pulp podcast, says he “does not have the power or authority to found a party”. He then discusses the movement’s new direction, the rise of Vannacci and Draghi: “We found ourselves in a rather ironic situation.”

The pact with the populist devil, the shift to the right, federalism and self-government have vanished from the agenda. Salvini has even renounced Bossi’s political influence. And now that it has abandoned the North, the Lega is just another Roman party