The final word on Vannacci: “He’s just like Conte and we won’t be joining forces with him”. The election date, the dream of a conservative in the Quirinale: “Giorgia isn’t the most suitable candidate at the moment”. Ranucci, the RAI and the defence of Ukraine: “It’s a matter of national interest”

The leader of the Fratelli d’Italia group in the Senate has opened up the possibility of early elections, just one day after Meloni had said she would ‘see it through to the end’. And indeed, she later clarified her position: ‘The parliamentary term will run its course’. Today, the government called for a vote of confidence on the electoral bill. Signs that a vote may well be brought forward

The Prime Minister is engaging in a remote dialogue with the secretary of the PD; she is avoiding attacking her, avoiding undermining her authority, and doing everything she can to try to sideline her as leader of the opposition. There is a logic to all this

The Prime Minister sends a message to her ministers, written entirely in capital letters: the electoral law must be voted on in the Chamber. It passes the first reading in the Chamber of Deputies, with everyone terrified of their leader. She tells Nordio: “Stand for re-election.” The left watches and prepares its response following Conte’s move. But the EU spoils the party on flexibility

Changes are expected at the top of the company by October. Amongst others, Renzi’s former deputy minister, Lapo Pistelli, is also moving on.

The government’s measure is not the most far-reaching decision, but rather what one would logically expect at the end of a parliamentary term. The opposition’s objections, on the other hand, seem rather vague.