Giorgia Meloni’s sentimental breakup, the soap opera that distracts Italy

2023-10-26 16:42:37

Italia These days it is not only focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or on the risk of terrorist attacks. Nor is she distracted by the calls of Ukraine not to leave the war that kyiv is suffering due to the Russian invasion in the background. No. For days the information that has been repeated in the media of the transalpine country, with consequent debates in public and private forums, is different. Is about the breakup of Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, with the father of her daughter, the Mediaset journalist Andrea Giambruno. Another soap opera by chapters, at a time of great challenges and divisions.

The announcement, made by Meloni herself on October 7, surprised Italy and continues to be the subject of all kinds of speculations and consequences. “My relationship, which has lasted almost 10 years, ends here […] Our paths have been separated for a long time and the time has come to take note,” the politician wrote that day, in a message of a few lines, published on Facebook and X (Twitter), accompanied by a photo of the couple and little Geneva. , 7 years old. antecedent of the crisis: a series of recordings, broadcast by a Mediaset channel, in which Giambruno appears saying and doing rude things sexistand also addressing a co-worker.

Since then, any comments from those involved and the aftermath of the crisis have come to the fore and have given rise to dozens of articles. One of the last, this Thursday: the fall in the stock market from Mediaset which, according to the newspaper ‘La Repubblica’, would have lost 151 million euros due to Meloni’s former partner, due to a alleged war between the president and Mediaset, which broadcast the recordings and which is now in the hands of the family of Silvio Berlusconi after the magnate’s death in June.

storm winds

Hence also the rumors about the tense climate within the Government itself Italian, since Berlusconi founded Forza Italia, one of the three parties that today support Meloni’s government coalition. “These days I have read and heard everything […] The truth is that I greatly appreciate Giorgia Meloni, as a politician and as a woman,” she finally had to come out and say. Marina BerlusconiBerlusconi’s first-born daughter and his main heir.

Stormy winds have also blown for Giambruno himself. In addition to his broadcast humiliation in press and television, the journalist has been program section who was driving. He will not lose his job nor face sanctions (at least for now), but he has only been able to retain editorial coordination.

In addition to this, also the influential Federation of Journalists Italians have presented a complaint for the journalist’s alleged harassment of his colleague. “It’s about a unacceptable behavior, especially in a workplace, and that must be fought with every resource. We have been committed to this for years,” they wrote.

Divorces

That being said, all of this occurs in a critical momentalso for the management of consequences for Italian domestic politics of Israel’s offensive on Gaza, among other issues. In fact, until now, Meloni has expressed quite significant support for the Hebrew country (he even traveled to the country) and has avoided condemning the Israeli bombings on the Strip. The only thing she said last Monday was that she wanted a “humanitarian pause” for aid to enter Gaza.

That’s where it seems Meloni is doing balancing act. In fact, according to various surveys, the majority of Italians consider that the offensive of Israel is provoking a humanitarian catastrophe from which a democracy should not be responsible, as also evidenced by a recent Ipsos survey. The same source also indicated that the vast majority (73%) would like Italy to act as a mediator to prevent the situation from getting worse.

But this is not the only issue of importance these days in Italy. Negotiations are also underway for the presentation of the new Budget law transalpina, which could lead to an increase in tax pressure for Italians. Hedefinitely, not very popular and enough more relevant to the population than the personal affairs of the head of government.