“Roberto Occhiuto is doing a good job as mayor; he has provided the much-needed shake-up. And we are interested in his approach within Forza Italia.” These are the words of Senator Marco Lombardo and Francesco De Nisi, regional secretary of Azione in Calabria.

The centre-right senator has spoken out against the measure that has caused friction within the centre-right, which was ‘saved’ by votes from Futuro Nazionale: “The Forza Italia representative who voted in the committee had only just joined from the Lega. Then there are those who claim not to know…” Her appeal: “Let us follow the position of Berlusconi and Mattarella”

Security, freedom, business and employment: the cornerstones of a centre-right that looks to the future and builds it. To achieve this, a coalition open to the centre is needed. And the governor of Piedmont is ‘calling on’ Calenda

The two deputy prime ministers, as well as finalising the candidate list, are considering the potential to mobilise support ahead of the general election. But FdI and the prime minister are opposed. The plans of the ‘Azzurri’ leader in Sicily

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

According to the director of the Piepoli Institute, if the former general were to join the coalition, “he would certainly bring his 8 per cent, but it would have some negative consequences for the alliance: it would further mobilise the centre-left electorate, bring Calenda into the broad coalition and cause a decline in votes for the other centre-right parties”.

The bill has also been given the green light in the Senate, but the text must now be approved at its third reading in the Chamber of Deputies. And doubts are also rife within Fratelli d’Italia. The opposition’s strategy of relying on the Constitutional Court