Giorgia Meloni

The analysis

Majority vote. What do Italians choose at the ballot box?

Democracy, long held in check; the needs of the ‘little people’; the Second Republic. And the reforms that lie ahead. Because ‘liberal’ does not rhyme with ‘proportional’

Alberto Mingardi

22 JUL 26

tug-of-war

Meloni, ‘the stubborn one’. She corners Tajani on the issue of preferences

The Prime Minister calls for “loyalty” and insists on her preferences, against the wishes of the Forza Italia Deputy Prime Minister (who relents) and the Berlusconis. The League warns: “Either we give in, or Meloni will go to the polls on her own. Or with Vannacci.”

Carmelo Caruso

22 JUL 26

Meloni, ‘the stubborn one’. She corners Tajani on the issue of preferences

after the post

Meloni on Vannacci’s AI video: “It was included without my knowledge. That’s not how I see political debate”

“I have always believed that politics should be about ideas, consensus and the citizens’ vote, never about intimidation. But the left must distance itself from those who stir up hatred,” says the Prime Minister

Redazione

21 JUL 26

within the government

Meloni and Arena. Vannacci goes after Salvini over Roggero and calls for Schlein and Conte to be ‘lynched’. To Chigi: ‘The General? Ask Renzi’

The general is grabbing the headlines with AI and the national rubbish crisis – a way to regain the limelight and halt Salvini’s march towards the Ministry of the Interior. Bonelli: “In the end, Meloni will keep him in the coalition”

Carmelo Caruso

21 JUL 26

Meloni and Arena. Vannacci goes after Salvini over Roggero and calls for Schlein and Conte to be ‘lynched’. To Chigi: ‘The General? Ask Renzi’

the Azzurri

Tajani’s concerns, under pressure from ‘Berlusconi supporters’. Meloni on alert

It’s not just about electoral law: issues relating to the justice system (including self-defence) could highlight divisions within Forza Italia. And the Prime Minister fears that the parliamentary group might act as it did on the issue of preferential votes

Luca Roberto

21 JUL 26

Tajani’s concerns, under pressure from ‘Berlusconi supporters’. Meloni on alert

From general to emperor

Vannacci "has Schlein, Conte and Prodi killed" in an AI video. La Russa tells "Il Foglio": "Unthinkable"

The opposition accuses the FN leader of inciting violence, whilst Meloni declines to comment. Mussolini (FI): “The video is a hymn to utter delusion. The parties should distance themselves from it.” But the general defends himself: “It’s satire.”

Riccardo Carlino

20 JUL 26

Vannacci "has Schlein, Conte and Prodi killed" in an AI video. La Russa tells "Il Foglio": "Unthinkable"

a fragile truce on the right

Military spending, self-defence, wiretapping: all the sticking points between Meloni and her allies

It’s not just about electoral law: there are several ongoing disputes within the centre-right, which is once again at loggerheads over the justice system (and is following Vannacci’s lead on security). Upcoming parliamentary events

Luca Roberto

18 JUL 26

Military spending, self-defence, wiretapping: all the sticking points between Meloni and her allies

Editor’s editorial

The urgent need to tell Vannacci to get lost

From the Roggero case to remigration via Ukraine. A few reasons to persuade the right not to follow the illiberal model of Vannacci & co. and not to let the glass of the future become half-empty

Claudio Cerasa

18 JUL 26

Roberto Vannacci, guest on the programme ‘In Onda’ – photo by Cecilia Fabiano for LaPresse

The interview

“If Meloni goes after Vannacci, she’ll be making a huge mistake,” says Nicola Porro

"Chasing after the general is madness. But chasing after an electorate that identifies with Vannacci is by no means madness: these are two completely different matters. Roggero? I say this as a liberal and a libertarian: we are wrong to frame this issue in terms of the typical categories of the right and the left. On this point, Meloni is right," says the deputy editor of "Il Giornale"

Francesco Gottardi

17 JUL 26

Statements

Meloni on the Roggero case: “Anyone who commits a crime cannot claim compensation. Enough of these paradoxes”

The Prime Minister has spoken out on social media following the controversy surrounding the jeweller’s case and calls for compensation from the relatives of the thieves who were killed: “You attack me. I defend myself. And I’m supposed to compensate you? That’s not fair.” A detention order has been issued by the Asti Public Prosecutor’s Office

Redazione

17 JUL 26

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