From the reintroduction of the offence of abuse of office to the decriminalisation of home-grown cannabis for personal use, right through to a new Ministry of Immigration. The policy proposals will be put to a vote by party members (to be submitted subsequently to centre-left allies). On Ukraine, no concessions to the PD. Schlein: “We will reach agreement on everything”

The entire political spectrum agrees on how to spend a lot of money, but only because they don’t say where to find it. And the shopping list is a long one

Who has written to the editor-in-chief, Claudio Cerasa 

Virginia Libero calls for a crackdown on military spending. Democratic Party reformists are furious. The former mayor of Bergamo distances himself from the stance, whilst Arturo Parisi calls out Schlein, and Calenda quips: “Now and forever, resistance”. What happens if young Democrats speak out on Ukraine in the same way as Conte?

The leader of the Five Star Movement and the Democratic Party secretary, despite their differences over Ukraine, harbour a certain degree of impatience towards one another. Proof of this is that their relations have been reduced to a minimum. The issue of the primaries

At the Più Europa convention, he calls for economic sanctions against Putin, but then pushes for the resumption of cheap Russian gas imports. On the ‘no’ to sending arms to Ukraine, he says: “We’ll see what the manifesto and the primaries bring”, but then makes it clear that military support must be halted. The ambiguities of the former prime minister

Defending Ukraine and the European democratic model, embracing the Draghi and Letta reports: a centre-left manifesto

The IHRA definition, which exposes the hallmarks of anti-Semitic hatred. The change of heart by Schlein, Conte and Fratoianni, who had previously aligned themselves with that stance. The pretext of freedom to criticise Israel and the flirtations with the crowd chanting ‘Palestine from the river to the sea’ 

The amendment making it more difficult for new parties to collect signatures is causing a stir across the political spectrum. And Progetto Civico is spearheading the protest. Meanwhile, at the Festa dell’Unità, the leader of IV sends a signal to the centre: “IV has the signatures and we are willing to be represented by someone other than myself. A mayor to sit at the programme negotiating table.”