Forza Italia, Tajani: «Berlusconi does not think about leaving the leadership of the party»

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“Berlusconi said: ‘I’m here’, he said it very clearly, he doesn’t think at all about leaving the leadership of Forza Italia”. This was recalled by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, speaking on “Mezz’ora in più” on Rai3. An intervention that comes the day after the party convention, which took place in Milan and at which the former prime minister spoke with a recorded video.

It was “exciting to see a leader, a friend, who decides to be present with great fortitude – added Tajani -. It is not for everyone, after a month in the hospital, to be ready to restart political battles. Only a great leader after a month in the hospital has the courage to speak for more than 20 minutes », she added.

Reforms: Tajani, if the opposition says no, we will go ahead

The head of the Farnesina also addressed the issue of reforms, in view of Tuesday 9 May, when the premier Giorgia Meloni will meet the representatives of the opposition political forces. According to Tajani it would be “a mistake” if the opposition were to get on the Aventine Hill in the dialogue on institutional reforms. If the opposition says no, the Forza Italia exponent clarified, “we’ll go ahead anyway, then there will be a referendum,” added the deputy prime minister. As for the issue of institutional reforms, the minister said that “the Constitution is not a rule of faith, if there are no rules that allow us to govern, the country suffers”.

The clash with France. “I’m a friend of Paris but Italy must be respected”

Finally, the issue of migrants, and the diplomatic confrontation between Italy and France. «The only thing I cannot accept is that Italy is offended», he explained, because «as Minister of Foreign Affairs I have to defend with great firmness and determination the dignity of 60 million Italians whom no one can tarnish. I hope that the French government will change its position, apologies and indications of differentiation will arrive with respect to the choices of the Minister of the Interior and I will be very happy to accept them”, he added, recalling that he no longer left for Paris “where I was invited by the Minister of Foreign Affairs» after that of the Interior Gerald Darmanin accused Italy of not being able to manage the migrant emergency. “We have always been fair to Paris”, continued Tajani, but “we found ourselves faced with an unacceptable attack by the Minister of the Interior who used unacceptable words not only against the Prime Minister and the government, but also against Italy . Even the Democratic Party and the Five Star Movement agreed with us, they told the French that these are internal issues. I hope that not all members of the French government think of it as Minister of the Interior », he concluded.