Prime Minister ‘in pectore’ receives magnate to rebuild conservative bloc’s unity after describing it as “offensive and ridiculous”
Giorgia Meloni and Silvio Berlusconi sign a truce and reformulate, at least for now, the unity of the conservative bloc that won the general election in Italy on September 25 on a large scale. The prime minister ‘in pectore’ and the octogenarian magnate gathered on Monday at the Roman headquarters of Fratelli d’Italia (FdI, Brothers of Italy) to smooth out the rough edges after Berlusconi’s harsh criticism of his ally last week, when he called her “arrogant, arrogant, insulting and ridiculous” on a page he wrote in his own handwriting and had photographers captured during his Senate appearance.
The four-time prime minister’s anger has been fueled by the lack of agreement to share power in the new government, in which the FdI will have the leading vote, taking 24% of the vote in the recent election, compared to 8% that was achieved both by Forza Italia, Berlusconi’s party, and by Matteo Salvini’s League, the conservative coalition’s third ally. The round of consultations between the head of state, Sergio Mattarella, with the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and with representatives of the various parties is expected to start in the coming days. Barring any surprises, these talks will conclude with the order for the FdI leader to form the government.
During Monday’s meeting between Meloni and Berlusconi, both agreed exactly to attend the next meeting with Mattarella in one delegation together with Salvini. It’s not a trivial matter, because last week several voices within the tycoon’s party advocated only appearing before the president of the republic. Senator Gianfranco Micciché, one of FI’s heavyweights, went even further and asked FI not to be part of the next Executive and only offer him external support in Parliament. “Meloni is trying to finish Berlusconi,” Micciche said in an interview with the Turin newspaper ‘La Stampa’.
The two leaders are burying the hatchet for the time being, promising to give life “as soon as possible” to a “strong, cohesive and high-profile Executive, who will immediately go to work to deal with emergencies,” according to the joint statement offered by FdI and FI. . Meloni and Berlusconi also addressed the energy crisis, the first ‘hot potato’ to which the new government will have to respond and which will be discussed at the European Council on Thursday and Friday.
Source: La Verdad
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