Giorgia Meloni is officially the Prime Minister of Italy. The leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party met this Friday with Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinal, the official residence of the President of the Republic. Meloni was invited to form a government and at her side are now Matteo Salvini’s Liga Party and Silvio Berlusconi’s Força Italia.
Three was the account that Italy made, and the result was already in the accounts of Roberto Falanga, a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS).
“It could be a first sign of an ongoing transformation in Europe. It clearly represents a breaking point with the politics of recent years in Italy and it probably represents a breaking point in other European countries as well. But for me, this is expected. “. news,” says Roberto Falanga, speaking to TSFabout Meloni’s election.
Giorgia Meloni even threatened to leave the government if allies Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi did not show clear support for Ukraine in the February conflict.
Still, the prime minister ends up forming a government, even after audio was released in which Berlusconi admits exchanging gifts and correspondence with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“After a long time, I resumed relations a bit with President Putin, who on my birthday sent me 20 bottles of vodka and a very kind letter. I came back with bottles of Lambrusco and an equally mild menu,” Berlusconi said, in a ceremony. behind closed doors with Forza Italia militants, according to an audio released by the ‘LaPresse’ agency.
The researcher from the Institute of Social Sciences admits that there is an internal conflict, but believes that it is not enough to cause the fall of the Meloni executive.
“The internal conflict clearly exists, because both the League and Forza Italia have shown some sympathy towards Russia, but that does not mean that the government will fall. The Government must continue, especially since it has the support of the pro-NATO forces. Since Meloni is a declared pro-NATO leader and, therefore, he already has the backing of international partners”, underlines the researcher.
Roberto Falanga says that the government starts “with a club foot”, but believes that it will last longer than the 45 days of Lizz Truss.
“This government was born with a crooked foot due to the declarations of Salvini and Berlusconi, but, in fact, there is every intention of keeping the government standing for some time. Therefore, I would say that it will last longer than the government of Liz Truss”, considers Roberto Falanga.
On Friday, Meloni delivered the list of executive members. Salvini is in charge of Infrastructure and Força Italia’s number two with Foreign Affairs. António Tajani, from Força Italia, will also be in charge of Italian diplomacy.
The elections do not surprise Roberto Falanga. For the ICS researcher, more than the names chosen by Meloni, it is important to look at the change in the names of the ministries, which he says “may represent a new political orientation.”
“What caught my attention was the name of some ministries. For example, the Ministry of Food and Food Sovereignty, which is indicative of a certain political orientation. Then Education and Merit, the fact that they added ‘Merit’ to it, makes me itch. And even the Ministry of Economic Development changed to ‘Companies and Made in Italy’, using an expression that is not even in Italian. Something that Giorgia Meloni’s party could have defended more strongly”, points out the ICS researcher.
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, takes office this Saturday at 10:00 local time (one hour less in Lisbon). At 45, she becomes the first woman to be called to office in Italian history.
Source: TSF
