Andrea Innocenti In the volume edited by Bruno Vespa, entitled History of the Second Republic. From Berlusconi to Meloni, from Prodi to Schlein , the Italian Prime Minister clearly expressed her priorities for the country's political future. Giorgia Meloni declared that she intends to focus all her energies on completing her current term and the subsequent election campaign, categorically ruling out the possibility of aspiring to the Quirinale.
His words, placed in a context of self-assessment, demonstrate a determination not to divide himself between the Presidency of the Republic and the leadership of the government.
Meloni excludes the Quirinale from her political program
According to the statement contained in the book, the government leader defined the role of the head of state as "not in my plans", underlining that her attention remains focused on consolidating the result of the current mandate and asking voters for a five-year renewal.
For the prime minister, the Quirinale isn't a current prospect; her ambition is to maintain the government's line and ensure the continuity of the center-right majority's political project.
The editorial context of Vespa's volume
The book, published by Mondadori-RAI Libri, collects testimonies from protagonists of Italian political life from 1994 to the present.
In this context, Meloni's commentary is among numerous analyses of the transformation of the institutional landscape. The volume was launched on November 2nd and is already the subject of discussion in media circles, precisely because it contains statements that could influence public perception of the presidential role in Italy.
The Prime Minister denounces what she calls the left's 'cultural racism'.
In the same passage, Meloni directed a criticism at the left, calling it responsible for a "cultural racism" that, in her view, unfairly excludes conservatives from the possibility of holding the office of President of the Republic . According to the leader, the belief that only figures from the center-left can be president is baseless and betrays a significant portion of the public's proprietary view of institutions.
The prime minister argued that this attitude stems from a "hysterical fit" the left displays when the possibility of a center-right majority suggests the president . Meloni also expressed disappointment at the perception that a large segment of the population, described by her as "daughters of a lesser god," is conditioned by beliefs from the past, even more so if those roots can be traced back to sympathizers of the former Soviet Union.
This accusation of cultural racism wasn't just an internal comment: it has already triggered a series of reactions among leading opposition figures, who challenged Meloni's definition, viewing it as an attempt to delegitimize democratic traditions and institutional debate. In response, the prime minister reiterated the need to overcome cultural prejudices and open the institutional space to any figure demonstrating ability, regardless of their political orientation.
Meloni's speech, released on the eve of a period of intense political confrontation, comes amidst a climate of tension between the center-right and left, where the question of the Presidency of the Republic remains a sensitive issue. Her words, accentuated by highly critical language, suggest that the next presidential election will be the subject of a more heated debate, with the right poised to challenge the traditional notion of who should hold the highest office in the state.