Melons and generals. Take the race to lead Gdf, Services and Police

The appointment of the appointment is for after Zafarana, commander of the Yellow Flames. By January 15 the names of the deputy directors of intelligence expiring. The role of De Gennaro who advises the premier

For some, only that of President of the Republic is above this office. It is the “appointment of nominations”. It is that of Commander General of the Guardia di Finanza. Anyone who wants can take up the political history of the last twenty years and realize that what was formulated at the beginning is not far from the truth. Anyone who sat in that chair has clashed with prime ministers, has been intercepted on the phone, has ended up at the center of judicial investigations. The position is currently held by Giuseppe Zafarana. He has been at the top since May 2019 and his mandate was extended by the Draghi government for a year. To do this, a law was approved which extended the natural deadline, three years, in the event that the age limits were not reached. The same rule also made it possible to extend the mandate of Mario Parente, director of Aisi. The Meloni government, which continues to legitimately defend the practice of the spoils system, is now deciding whether to further extend Zafarana’s office as well as that of Parente. There are three profiles who have the ambition to replace Zafarana. The first is that of the Chief of Staff of the General Command, Francesco Greco. The second is Umberto Sirico, General of the Army Corps. The third, also a general in the army corps, is Fabrizio Carrarini. However, they are considered divisive names to compact a large body like that of the Gdf. That’s why there is talk of a renewal of Zafarana or a figure that is a copy of him. Meloni must now demonstrate whether, in addition to claiming the spoils system, he will be able to put it into practice in every gear of the state.