What changes after the Meloni-Berlusconi meeting
What will be the effects of the meeting between Meloni and Berlusconi. Paola Sacchi's note
If it is a "capitulation", perhaps even by obtaining the Ministry of Justice with Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, even if late in the evening Carlo Nordio, elected by FdI, was also given pole position, certainly other leaders would sign us. Silvio Berlusconi went yesterday for the first time, since he went down in politics, to the headquarters of FdI, the former headquarters of An, among a crowd of citizens, photographers and TVs who were besieging Via della Scrofa, as if waiting for a star .
For the first time there is a premiership pass in the center-right, between the Cav and the premier in pectore. But Giorgia Meloni comes down and goes to welcome him in the atrium, as a sign of courtesy to the founder of the center-right, and his decision to agree to go to the headquarters of another allied party, which she had never done because the top they had almost always kept in his residences, gives a double image. The recognition of the victory of FdI over the allies, but at the same time of the fact that the former four-time premier cannot be ignored. And not just for a mere numerical fact. Meloni does not officially declare, but after the strong contrasts of recent days he would have said during the face-to-face meeting, only the two of them present: “Let's look ahead”.
The top of the pax would have marked a decisive turning point for the formation of the government team. Sources of FdI and FI announce that the united center-right will go to Colle, they speak of "unity of purpose, utmost cordiality and collaboration" to give the Italians "a strong, cohesive, high-profile government, which immediately gets to work to address the emergencies ". For this reason, "Meloni and Berlusconi took stock of the most urgent economic dossiers, starting with expensive energy, a topic that, among other things, will be at the center of the next European Council".
"Giorgia" and "Silvio" take a smiling photo opportunity, which is posted by the staff on social media. Matteo Salvini, who yesterday worked with his dossiers for the abolition of the Fornero law, is satisfied : "The owls and the left have been denied, the center-right is determined to participate in the consultations with a unitary delegation and then offer a government up to the expectations of Italians ". And yet there are still strategic boxes to be filled. The Cav would not have given up on Justice where it is betting on Elisabetta Alberti Casellati. But Carlo Nordio, elected by FdI, would still be on pole. And, in any case, Berlusconi would aim to have five ministries like the League, especially since FI has not had institutional positions.
Antonio Tajani, vice president and blue coordinator, is always on pole for foreigners. In the squad of Cav also Annamaria Bernini, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Maurizio Gasparri. For the blue group leaders: Licia Ronzulli in the Senate and Alessandro Cattaneo in the Chamber, indicated by Berlusconi with a letter to senators and deputies. While for the League after that of Maurizio Molinari in the Chamber it would go towards a reconfirmation of Massimiliano Romeo in the Senate and for FdI the reconfirmation of Francesco Lollobrigida in Montecitorio, for FI until late last night there were still some unknowns. Meanwhile, while the League's deputy secretary Giancarlo Giorgetti is always given to the Mef, it seems that Salvini goes to the Infrastructures and for him as well as for Tajani there would also be the post of deputy premier.
The Justice knot remains, with FdI who would see Casellati at the Reforms, but Salvini would like to merge the Reforms with the Autonomy, as was the case in the last Berlusconi government, a ministry where Roberto Calderoli is in pole.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/incontro-meloni-berlusconi-cosa-cambia/ on Tue, 18 Oct 2022 06:05:12 +0000.