Figliuolo’s appointment in Emilia-Romagna infuriates the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense

In the government there is a case involving General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo. The Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense did not take at all well his appointment as commissioner for the reconstruction of flooded areas. And still today Prime Minister Meloni is being asked to account for the choice, given that the former extraordinary commissioner for the Covid emergency, according to what is reported in the newspaper, has no intention of renouncing the position of commander of the Joint Chief Command (Covi), which he has held the position since January 2022. In essence, Figliuolo has accepted the government appointment, which became operational last week, only on condition that he can maintain the double role. Which is why at the Farnesina (but not only) their eyes widened. Because the great unknown is how the general will manage in the coming weeks (and for at least a year, when his mandate as commissioner expires) to be focused on what is happening in some of the most complex theaters in the world from a geopolitical point of view such as the Lebanon and Iraq. And at the same time to give timely responses to the requests of the mayors of Romagna. Questions that have suddenly begun to arise even among the leaders of the armed forces.