The first Reformist signed by Renzi: taxes, Naples and Travaglio on his knees

An editorial with a title that leaves no room for doubt: “With an open face”. Signature: Matteo Renzi. A large photo in the center of the page: “Naples Champion ‘O Miracle of Spalletti”. Always written by the leader of Italia Viva. And then three references: one on the economy, “The numbers beyond the slogans”; one on justice, and one on culture. Here is the first issue of the Riformista directed by the former prime minister. “Who is the reformist? One that is out of fashion. Because today the sovereigns on the right, the extremists on the left work. And populists, everywhere. In the time of slogans, the reformist studies, proposes, fights. Then he makes a mistake, falls, starts again. But always with an open face, always animated by a passion for reality, not for ideology» writes Renzi in the commentary. In which he announces that the newspaper will be «an open house for comparison. A gymnasium of ideas».

The leaflet starts from the work decree and continues with the tax cut, “between promises and reality”. On page 4, the State-Mafia negotiation, defined as “a gigantic fabrication of newspapers and proxies”. Accompanying an image generated with artificial intelligence by the artist Andrea Bempensante: Marco Travaglio kneeling in front of Napolitano. – «Every evening Travaglio on TV said that there was the State-Mafia negotiation. There was no negotiation, the Cassation said. In light of this, I would expect that after ten years Travaglio would come on television and say “sorry, I made a mistake”» Renzi explained on TV yesterday. On page 8, the former premier writes again, with a piece on Spalletti defined as a “football teacher and educator, with his feet in the cradle of the Renaissance and his heart under Vesuvius”. A long portrait that mixes memories of Palazzo Chigi, Chianti, Naples.