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”

Meloni is bringing excise duties into line with EU requirements, whilst Sánchez lacks the votes to do so: yet the broad coalition continues to point to Madrid as a model, even on high fuel prices and military spending

The secretary is "firmly" pro-Kyiv. The reformists are jubilant, but many in the opposition are aligning themselves with the M5S line. Meanwhile, Boldrini, together with Licheri, presents a report opposing military spending: "A threat to democracy". The M5S vice-president: "A summary of foreign policy? Just read the Constitution" 

The former Minister for Economic Development told Il Foglio: “Elly Schlein and Ukraine? We have a very clear view: Einstein said that stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again whilst hoping for a different result. Renzi doesn’t win votes, and if you call him ‘unreliable’, you’re giving him power. Delmastro? Either they have something to hide, or they want to attack the judiciary.”

The broad-based strategy to defeat the right: taking the matter to the Constitutional Court. On all issues, from the Stabilicum to potential new rules extending the right to self-defence

The Democratic Party’s idea is to find an interim prime ministerial candidate to lead the party into the elections. But if the coalition needs a leader who does not set the political agenda in order to avoid choosing a leader who does set the political agenda, perhaps the problem lies not with the selection method but with the alliance itself

In 2025, environmentally harmful subsidies stood at 22.4 billion euros. This is the first time this figure has been recorded since records began, and it is the result of a deliberate economic policy choice, but also a manifestation of the disconnect between political rhetoric and governmental responsibility, on both the right and the left

The Olive Tree coalition’s ideologue speaks out and presses the centre-left: “It is lagging far behind on foreign policy. Schlein and Conte? Dual leaderships are short-lived and almost always end in disaster” 

Whilst waiting for a definitive framework to be established, the leaders are mobilising in their own ways: the secretary of the PD is touring the ‘Feste dell’Unità’, where Renzi will also be making an appearance (with his reformist agenda). The leader of the M5S is touring with his book and reigniting identity-based battles. The Green Party leader is campaigning for Lula. Strategies

Committees, public squares and a democratic crisis. The opposition is finding new vigour in the battle over the electoral law, which is making people forget the issues surrounding policy and leadership. 100 initiatives are already planned to explain the "risks of the Melonellum. More dangerous than the separation of careers".