Meloni Government: Consultations are underway. After the audio, Berlusconi defends himself

In the evening, after a new day of tensions in the center-right and another audio – “Zelensky? I can’t say what I think. Putin was against the war” – Silvio Berlusconi tries to extinguish the controversy, or at least to straighten the shot: “My personal position and that of Forza Italia do not differ from that of the Italian Government, the European Union, the Atlantic Alliance, neither on the Ukraine crisis, nor on the other major issues of international politics”, the words of Cav., Who he accuses the press of having used “a method that is not only unfair but intimidating. A method above all that leads to distorting and even overturning my thinking”.

From Forza Italia, where the hunt for the “criminal” who broadcast the audio began, to use Ronzulli’s words, they try to throw water on the fire in an attempt to heal the rift with the ally Meloni – who yesterday warned: with the EU and NATO, or no government. The last pieces are still missing and even for the Foreign Ministry, which seemed to be in the hands of Tajani, a new reflection will be needed before presenting itself to Sergio Matterella for consultations, which start today with the visit to the Quirinale of the presidents of the Chamber and Senate. The alliance led by Giorgia Meloni is expected at Colle tomorrow morning, the last delegation, before the head of state assigns the mandate as premier.

10.25- La Russa: “Always exciting to be with the president”

The president of the Senate, Ignazio La Russa, inaugurated the consultations at the Quirinale: “A very cordial conversation, it is always very exciting to be with the president”, the words of the exponent of Fratelli d’Italia, after having met Mattarella with whom is entertained for about a quarter of an hour.

10 – The program of consultations

9.50 – Berlusconi’s defense: “My thoughts are upset. We have always been with the EU and the West”

In 28 years of political life, the Atlantic choice, Europeanism, the constant reference to the West as a system of values ​​and alliances between free and democratic countries have been the basis of my commitment as a political leader and a man of government. As I explained to the United States Congress, friendship and gratitude towards that country are part of the values ​​to which my father raised me since I was a boy.

Nobody, I stress nobody, can afford to question this. He certainly cannot afford to do it on the left, which has often been on the wrong side of history. Nor the left of the Democratic Party, which even in the last elections, less than a month ago, was allied with the enemies of NATO and the West.
All this, however, would not exist, if there were not in Italy the bad habit of transforming political discussion into gossip, using stolen phrases recorded secretly, and notes photographed with the telephoto lens, with a method that is not only unfair but intimidating.

A method above all that leads to distort and even overturn my thoughts, using shreds of conversations at will, attributing opinions that I was simply referring to, giving discursive phrases a completely different meaning from the real one.

The fault lies not with the media, obviously forced to spread this news, it is with those who use these methods of dossier unworthy of a civilized country.
Without this, it would not be necessary to reiterate the obvious.

My personal position and that of Forza Italia do not differ from that of the Italian Government, the European Union, the Atlantic Alliance, neither on the Ukrainian crisis, nor on the other major issues of international politics. We have demonstrated this in dozens of official declarations, parliamentary acts, votes in the Chambers.

Questioning the causes of Russian behavior, as I was doing, and hoping for a diplomatic solution as quickly as possible, with the strong and joint intervention of the United States and the Republic of China, are not acts in contradiction with Western solidarity and support for the people. Ukrainian. Moreover, peace will not be achieved if Ukraine’s rights are not adequately protected.