The roman Plaza Hotel is not as famous as its New York counterpart, but it has a history of its own. Today it is owned by the Paladino family, the partners of "Giuseppi" Conti, and has caught the eye of Zampolli, Trump’s plenipotentiary. In the past, Mascagni, Enzo Tortora and De Michelis stayed there. The great banker J.P. Morgan died there. 

"Anyone who calls themselves a patriot should be here to honour their country. Peace is never a surrender; it requires courage," said the leader of the M5S. Also present at the commemoration – the first time a centre-right figure has attended – was Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Antonio Tajani, who declared: “Nazism and fascism will not return, but Europe and the world are haunted by the spectre of extremism.” Schlein also issued a statement: “Remembrance is a duty.”

Tomorrow, the former prime minister will speak on the occasion of the Nazi-Fascist massacre, another chapter in a summer in which the leader of the M5S has dominated the headlines. This comes ahead of the primaries too. Fratoianni warns: “Enough of this focus on individuals”

The leader of the Five Star Movement has realised, like Meloni, that the electoral stability law is turning into a purely proportional system. Graziano Delrio: “No coalition will manage to reach 42 per cent. No one will get the majority bonus and everyone will want to stand on their own.”

The former Five Star Movement prime minister is a disaster. However, he can boast some significant achievements, from locking down Italy at the right time to the smooth introduction of the Citizenship Income

Before the committee, the former prime minister defended the actions of his ‘red-and-yellow’ government, amidst dramatic twists and ‘unpublished’ documents concerning JC Electronics, owned by Dario Bianchi – an entrepreneur with close ties to FdI who received 100 million from the Meloni government following a dispute over face masks

The Five Star Movement leader’s hearing on the pandemic: “Compulsory vaccination? We were against it; someone else was in government. Berlusconi showed great sense of responsibility. The Commission was used against me like a firing squad. Dig as deep as you like, but you won’t find anything.” And he submits an unpublished document to the prosecutors: “Counterfeit face masks”