The centre-right must start not with a frantic search for a candidate, but with a plan. The city comes first. And Milan needs not simply a name for its new mayor, but a new ambition

Changes to the electoral law have been left to the final round of negotiations before the plenary session. Meanwhile, Salvini and Tajani continue to bicker over the tax on banks’ windfall profits. And there is still no agreement on excise duties either.

The League leader against the secretary of Forza Italia: “Is the AfD’s victory a problem for him? It’s called democracy.” Awkwardness within FdI. Meloni remains silent. Bignami: “The popular vote must be respected. The two deputy prime ministers? They belong to different political families in Europe.” Vannacci: “The League is inconsistent: two years ago they ousted the AfD, and today Salvini is praising them. I’m increasingly convinced I did the right thing in leaving the party.”

How the counter-offensive ran aground. The Italian version of ‘woke’ and the mystique of anti-fascism. Why cultural hegemony is not a good thing that has fallen into the wrong hands, but a flawed idea in itself

Lowering the retirement age, cutting taxes, tackling the falling birth rate, defending ‘Made in Italy’: why the sovereignist right cannot achieve any of this without the contribution of immigration. And on security too: more reality, less fear

In the resolution passed by Parliament, the centre-right parties ask the government whether it is correct to say that the Safe scheme is worthwhile. But the assessment has already been carried out: not by Brussels, but by the government itself