The Council of Ministers has approved a decree introducing new restrictions to manage violent demonstrations. The Prime Minister: “Scenes that no one can possibly think of downplaying.” Nordio: “We are not restricting demonstrations, but we are ensuring safety.”

Reliable sources within the Ministry of Justice have told Il Foglio that the government’s intention is quite different from that expressed by Meloni on Sunday, when she announced that she did not wish to give the go-ahead to the Prime Ministerial Decree (DPCM) that would unlock pay rises and back pay for magistrates

In the explanations of vote following the Prime Minister’s address, the leader of Italia Viva criticised her role in the EU: “Over the past four years, either you have failed in Europe, or this is not what Europe is all about.” Clash between Pirondini and Malan. The crux of the matter lay in two resolutions tabled by the majority, which were approved by the Chamber. Those from the centre-left were ruled out.

The Prime Minister will report on the forthcoming European Council meeting. Here is the draft resolution endorsed by the majority: on the agenda are the Ukraine issue and the government’s proposal to appoint a special envoy for the conflict

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