Will the cartoonist Federico Palnaroli, known to the public for “Osho’s most beautiful sentences”, be one of the next candidates in the European elections on the Brothers of Italy list? For now, the hypothesis floats thoughtlessly through the weekly magazine publication. Express; he denies this and comments on his Facebook page: “After occupying the entire program of the RAI, I now also take on the European Parliament. What nonsense”. In reality, his candidacy would be natural and less “funny” than many other candidates; After all, he has never hidden his political closeness with the party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with whom he has been friends since 2016. He said in an interview that they did not talk about politics but “started laughing”.
Between satire and politics
And there would be no shortage of clues that might point to him soon being “on the field.” His memes often appear on the front pages of Tempo and Il Giornale, he has participated in various public initiatives of Fratelli d’Italia and in June he was among the heroes of the Tg1 Mattina Estate. He has often been seen talking about politics on TV in recent years, and recently in an episode of La7’s Coffee Break, he even sheepishly tried to defend poor Andrea Giambruno for her unfortunate comments about recent cases of sexual violence in Palermo and Naples. “When we talk about the centre-right, the arguments are always a bit misleading,” he explained.
Political closeness, which until a few years ago seemed like an emotional closeness, thanks to his relationship with Augusta Montaruli, Member of Parliament for Turin and former undersecretary of the University, “accompanied” his resignation due to a final conviction for embezzlement caused by some persons. The “crazy things” he did when he was a district councillor. Today he sits calmly in Rai Supervision. And this is not a satirical joke. According to sources quoted by L’Espresso, the cartoonist’s name will be among the candidates for the next lists because it seems that he can get a lot of votes. We’ll see.
Source: Today IT
Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.
