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 leader of the M5S is stirring things up; he’s eating away at the PD. But the PD secretary remains silent. Conte holds Putin-like views, but it’s now too late for clarification on foreign policy. The leadership? A battle that’s killing the left. We need proper primaries now, ones that can’t be influenced from outside,” says the former PD treasurer

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 admiral’s speech at Med-Or Day turns the narrative on the Russian threat on its head: if Moscow is currently avoiding a clash with NATO, it is not because it does not pose a threat, but because the Alliance remains strong enough to make aggression too costly

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

Cavo Dragone reminds the forgetful just how Putin is threatening Europe

Despite the setback two days ago regarding the amendment to introduce preferential voting, the overall bill has survived the secret ballot. The PD secretary: “Meloni has betrayed even her own allies in her pursuit of Vannacci. There is no longer a majority; it’s a sieve.” Conte: “This law is designed to bolt you into your seats and to hand even more power back to the leader.”