within FITajani’s factions. New clash over preferences. Party conferences postponed (and there is a splinter group in Campania)The Senate meeting on the electoral law turns into yet another trial for the secretary. Minister Zangrillo: “We cannot become the party of village festivals.” List of dissidents at the Campania congressbyLuca Roberto30 JUL 26
the interviewBonelli: “Re-armament is madness. Enough weapons for Ukraine – Von der Leyen is embarrassing”The Green Party leader in Avs says: “No, Kyiv will not win the war. The Jobs Act needs reviewing; yes to a wealth tax on billionaires”byMarianna Rizzini30 JUL 26
in VenetoIn Veneto, the truce between Stefani and Zaia (who is considering a break) has already come to an endThe regional president and some of his close allies in the Lega continue to disavow the Doge. The formation of a new group in the Regional Council is a real possibility: ideally, reviving that famous ‘Zaia List’ invoked during the election campaignbyFrancesco Gottardi30 JUL 26
Sigfrido’s fur coatJournalist Valentina Pelliccia: “I was used as a pawn against the government. Sigfrido is a saint”Who is Valentina Pelliccia really? “I am a journalist and a friend of Sigfrido Ranucci, who has been used as a pawn against the right-wing government and now against Report”byGinevra Leganza30 JUL 26
before a judgeFollowing the agreement between UCEI and ANPI, the Jewish Brigade has lodged a complaint regarding its expulsion from the 25 April march in MilanThe complaint is against persons unknown and alleges the offences of assault, robbery and incitement to commit a criminal offence. However, from the material to be handed over to the public prosecutor’s office – comprising videos and various witness statements – the active role played by social centres and far-left activists is evidentbyGiovanni Seu29 JUL 26
The videoLuca Zaia: "Preferences? Citizens must be able to choose. Roggero? He’s not eligible to stand for election"The President of the Veneto Regional Council: “Extend the scope of self-defence only where psychological stress is involved. The jeweller’s case is a textbook example. He sought confrontation without protecting himself.” On the North and the “party of the nostalgic”, he says: “Salvini never said those things. The North and South are inextricably linked.” A ‘yes’ to preferential votingbyNicolò Zambelli29 JUL 26
StatementsLuigi Di Maio: “Have the powers that be changed the Movement? Ask the powers that be!”The former Deputy Prime Minister and current EU diplomat in the Persian Gulf appears before the Chamber on the day Grillo resumes his attacks on the Five Star Movement: “His statements are linked to the fact that a ruling is due on the symbol, and so it is only natural that one of the two parties should use the issue of founding values – as a founder – to claim a share or the integrity of that symbol.” TimingbyNicolò Zambelli29 JUL 26
the PD and businessesThe secret meeting between Schlein and Confindustria's presidentETS, tariffs, wages, renewables. Following Draghi, Prodi and Gentiloni, the secretary of the Democratic Party met with the head of the industrialists’ association. Preview from Il Foglio29 JUL 26
the eventSchlein is going on a camping trip with the students. The centre-right is out in force, courting the votes of young university studentsAt the Revolution Camp organised by Udu and the Secondary School Students’ Network, a debate on higher education took place featuring the Democratic Party’s secretary, AVS leader Fratoianni and Five Star Movement member Castellone. “The PD is the leading party among young people; they represent a significant section of our constituency,” say sources at the NazarenobyRiccardo Carlino29 JUL 26
Carlo’s RoomsThe Nordio newspaperThe Ministry of Justice’s new website will be an online newspaper. From readers’ letters to reviews of legal dramas, the minister finds solace in writing byGinevra Leganza29 JUL 26