between Chigi and the QuirinaleMeloni Insciallah. Security and Islam feature in FdI’s programme too. But Mattarella puts the brakes on her: “No to ghettos and barriers in schools”The Prime Minister wants to press ahead with the cap on foreign students and the burqa ban, but a warning to the contrary has come from the Quirinale. FdI will resubmit its draft bill (similar to that of the Lega). Measures are also being considered regarding security and self-defence. The strategy of indifference towards VannaccibyLuca Roberto21 SEP 26
the articleMeloni to Fenix: “We will ban the burqa and the niqab in classrooms.” She also attacks Schlein and ConteThe Prime Minister at the Gioventù Nazionale rally in Rome: “A regulation on the maximum number of foreign pupils per class will be introduced in the Council of Ministers.” On the PD secretary: “Say something true when you criticise us; I’ll pass it to you under the table.” And on the car tax exemption: “But how dare those who botched the Superbonus have the nerve to criticise us?”byLuca Roberto20 SEP 26
The SituationA stamp to avoid going bustAmong the many decisions that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will have to make, there are two that are more sensitive than the rest: when to hold the election? What to do about Vannacci?byClaudio Cerasa20 SEP 26
The melon castingFrom Urso to Calderone, via the mayors: who is at risk and who is rising within FdI (which is working on its candidate lists)Confirmations and new appointments: Meloni’s supporters are working on party teams and electoral lists. Speculation at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of Labour. Meanwhile, there could be former administrators in Parliament.byLuca Roberto19 SEP 26
The caseSchlein seeks refuge in Meloni’s camp from attacks by her alliesFor the PD secretary, it is easier to forge an alliance with the Prime Minister than to draw up a programme with Conte. Not least because Meloni is the only one who recognises Schlein as leader of the opposition. Connect the dotsbyLuciano Capone19 SEP 26
In the name of GiorgiaThe difficulty of no longer being the underdog, according to young Meloni supporters at the Gn party“Fenix” is the four-day event that Gioventù Nazionale has organised around that one word: courage. “It is sometimes difficult for a youth organisation to balance support for the government with the ability to be innovative, without taking a step backwards,” says Andrea Catalini, president of Azione Studentesca Roma.byMarianna Rizzini17 SEP 26
after the Council of Ministers meetingWho pays for the car tax scrapped by the Meloni government? The regional conundrumTuscany’s President Giani opposes the government’s decision: “With a reimbursement of just over 100 million euros, we stand to lose revenue of around 350 million.” But Fedriga (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) reassures: “There will be no burden on regional budgets.” The issue of funding remains to be clarified, as does how reimbursements to local authorities will be released.byRedazione17 SEP 26
On social media“Well done, Matteo. Today you’ve learnt the difference between announcing and delivering.” “Meloni-Renzi exchange”The former Prime Minister has shared an old social media post by the Prime Minister in which she accused him of being a ‘cookware salesman’ for promising to cut car tax. Meloni’s responsebyRedazione17 SEP 26
The letterSchlein’s move: a letter to Meloni on climate and energyThe PD’s secretary has written to the Prime Minister to open a dialogue on how to utilise the 14 billion in flexibility agreed with the European Union. The PD’s proposal is a five-point plan: heat pumps, reducing gas consumption, public transport, energy storage and charging pointsbyRedazione17 SEP 26
The strategyMeloni against political traps. Yes to a vote of confidence on the Stabilicum for the sake of ‘clarity’. No to Vannacci. The issue of sanctions against settlersThe Prime Minister ‘seals off’ the electoral law to avoid any surprises. And she rules out an agreement with the general. Tajani in the Chamber of Deputies is playing for time on relations with IsraelbyLuca Roberto17 SEP 26