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Italy is now about to form a government. Silvio Berlusconi’s behavior complicates things.
Consultations on the formation of a government in Italy: On Friday morning, President Sergio Mattaralla received the party leaders of the legal alliance around Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia, Matteo Salvini’s Lega and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia. Matarella is expected to give Meloni the mandate to form a new government.
Doubts about the stability of a government from the legal alliance: How stable this government will be is questionable. Former Prime Minister Berlusconi has already shown with several disruptive maneuvers that things will not be easy with him. Silvio Berlusconi is now 86 years old.
Dispute between Meloni and Berlusconi: Berlusconi wanted the Ministry of Justice for his party, Forza Italia. He also wanted to nominate people for the post. But Meloni let him down.
Meloni was promoted by Berlusconi: Peter Voegeli, SRF Italy correspondent, sees the background to Berlusconi’s action in the fact that Berlusconi made Meloni youth and sports minister in his cabinet at the time. “For Berlusconi it’s probably also about testosterone. For him, Giorgia Meloni is his creature. Her political career began under him.”
Dispute settled: After this affair, Berlusconi had to go to the Fratelli d’Italia party headquarters. However, this does not remove all doubts about Berlusconi’s ability to govern. The matter of Putin’s birthday present to Berlusconi also feeds them further.