Meloni government, what are the technical ministers

The premier “in pectore” Giorgia Meloni he said he wanted a “high profile” government, recommending prudence in the game of toto-ministers. And he explained that on some ministries – first of all that of the Economy – he can only draw on very high skills, thus alluding to “technical” and not political figures. Statements that provoked the immediate polemical reaction of his allies, Matteo Salvini And Silvio Berlusconiwho were quick to specify that the center-right executive will be political.

But what does technical minister mean?

First of all, let’s clarify the meaning of technical minister: it is a figure with specialized technical skills and extraneous to political forces. Some ministries more than others lend themselves to having a technical figure at the helm, such as the Economy, a complex department that required specific skills. In the Draghi government – which we can define as “technical-political” – the Economy box was in fact entrusted to Daniele Franco, independent economist, former state accountant and general manager of the Bank of Italy. Meloni is also aiming for a technician for the Mef. After Fabio Panetta’s unshakable no, the race to the key position of the Economy in the last few hours seems to have become a derby between Domenico Siniscalco And Vittorio Grilli. The first economist and banker, the second executive of JpMorgan.

Because there is controversy over the technical ministers

As mentioned, both the Lega and Forza Italia aim to underline the purely political nature of the future executive, the result of the victory of the center-right in the elections. Salvini and Berlusconi are pressing on Meloni, each to achieve their goals. The leader of the League has relaunched for the umpteenth time his candidacy for the Interior Ministry: “There are no vetoes of any kind”, sources from the Northern League know. FdI officially confirms the absence of preliminary rulings but the probable future prime minister continues to ask himself a question of expediency, given that the trial on the Open Arms case against the former Minister of the Interior is underway, who risks a conviction for kidnapping. At the same time, the League continues to make claims on the ministries: after having asked Interior, Agriculture, Infastructures, Reforms and perhaps even Justice, Salvini has invoked a new department, that of the Family and the birth rate. Yesterday, after the surprise summit between Meloni, Berlusconi and Salvini, the League reiterated that “it has names in mind that can match the roles, of which no coach”.

On the other hand there is Forza Italia: Berlusconi does not intend to disappoint Licia Ronzulli and for her he asks for a first level ministry (Health or Education), a prospect that Meloni does not even want to take into consideration. The alternative, for Ronzulli, could be constituted by Tourism or by Equal Opportunities, a delegation that in the past had belonged to other well-known female forceist figures (Prestigiacomo and Carfagna). Meanwhile, for the coordinator of Fi Antonio Tajani a significant candidacy is looming: Foreign or Defense, more difficultly the Interior.