It doesn’t stir things up, it doesn’t break through, it doesn’t set the agenda; it plays it safe. The disruptive element coincided with a sudden, mind-blowing political escalation – one that has taken shape on the right – which we could summarise with an acronym: ‘Isg’, isolating the general. 

Futuro Nazionale falls to 7.2 per cent (-0.5) and Forza Italia (7.4) returns as the country’s fourth-largest political force. FdI stands at 27.2 per cent, the Lega at 6 per cent. Among the wider political spectrum, only Avs (6.4 per cent) is on the rise, whilst the PD (20.1 per cent) and M5S (12.4 per cent) are down. The survey for Agi

This time, the Prime Minister’s words reveal the backbone of a party aiming to secure over thirty per cent of the vote; there is a manifesto that the left is still struggling to draft; and there is a strategy that some call the ‘cannibalisation’ of allies, but which is in fact yet another gamble: the need to cover the centre, the right, and the centre-right.

On the day of Meloni’s address, Vannaccia’s supporters organised a sit-in to call for Russian energy: the agreement between Russia and the US is “a lesson for Italy”. The leader of Sud chiama Nord, an ally of FdI, stole the limelight. The Prime Minister lashed out in the Chamber: “Opportunists”

The Futuro Nazionale mayoral candidate in the Lombard capital is focusing on security and the ‘caro caso’ issue in a bid to connect with the people of Milan.

The general accuses the undersecretary: “He calls me Barbapapà, but he’s the one who pulled the ‘Fazzotrucco’ stunt” and, on the electoral law, is doing the opposite of what he was calling for in 2019. Despite the row, Fn MPs are seeking an alliance with the centre-right, but Lollobrigida is holding them back: “We don’t need them”. Meanwhile, the undersecretary’s interview with Il Foglio at Palazzo Chigi has sparked debate within the ruling coalition over the date of the election. Tajani: “For FI, the vote will take place at the end of the parliamentary term.”

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”