Appointments, exclusions and repechage The “two” FIs of Tajani and Ronzulli- Corriere.it

Before it was a friendship, now it’s a civil relationship. Cold but, they say, civilized. She did not feel properly defended by Tajani when Giorgia Meloni vetoed his entry into the government. He accuses Ronzulli of having undermined the general balance of the blue team in the executive, insisting for days with his candidacy.

There is no doubt that they are a strange couple. But “they will have to mend, for realpolitik reasons,” they say in the first circle of Berlusconi’s staff. Both at number two of Forza Italia and at “number three” sooner or later it will therefore be better to clarify, given that for no one it is advantageous to change the internal balance and that everyone cares to have a united parliamentary representation, to count more.

At the moment, however, unity is more of a facade than of substance. The dross of government formation weighs heavily. Who does not love Ronzulli says that you won against Tajani at least three to zero. In the executive, exponents close to the parent company have entered, while all those who are more closely linked to the Foreign Minister have remained out.

But things aren’t always what they appear to be. In the list of failures of the galaxy near Tajani there is Paolo Barelli, president of Federnuotothere is Ugo Cappellacci, former president of the Sardinia Regionthere is Francesco Battistoni, Undersecretary of Agriculture in the Draghi government. None of them had a seat in the government, but it must be said that the first received a conviction from the Court of Auditors and the second is under investigation for embezzlement.

And even among those who are given as iron drones, as if they had been imposed by the new group leader in the Senate, there are nuances of no small importance. Tullio Ferrante, lawyer, from Campania, now Undersecretary of Agriculturehe is above all a friend of Marta Fascina, Berlusconi’s partner. Matteo Perego di Cremnago, Undersecretary of Defense, will also be politically linked to Ronzulli but first of all he is a great friend of Luigi Berlusconi. It could be called an “Arcore share”.

That “Arcore share” which for example was the rule for Valentino Valentini, who for over 20 years was the Cavaliere’s first foreign policy assistant and who in the next few days will start working as deputy minister at Mise. A dynamic that has weighed, at least a little, also in the landing of Alberto Barachini at Palazzo Chigi, as undersecretary for publishing. For everyone he is politically a man of Ronzulli, for the record he was, even if for a short time, Berlusconi’s press office head, as well as chairman of the parliamentary supervisory commission.

Another rule was that of fish out the unelected. Sandra Savinowhich ended at the Mef, was an honored promise made by Berlusconi to Friuli, which did not elect Italian representatives in Parliament. Maria Tripodiwho will work alongside Tajani for Foreign Affairs, has also been “fished out” in the government. Matilde SiracusanoSicilian, years ago a finalist in Miss Italy, new undersecretary for Relations with Parliament, was instead elected, but she is also the partner of Roberto Occhiuto, president of the Calabria Region.

And what about Francesco Paolo Sisto, given for iron buzz, but also, and not incidentally, Berlusconi’s criminal lawyer in the “escort” trial. The Knight would have even wanted him to be a minister, but he only earned a seat as a deputy.