From Pozzolo to Montaruli, Giorgia Meloni’s party is full of underwhelming characters
The Brothers of Italy, currently the political force with the most votes in our country, do not appear to have leaders and elected representatives who are up to the task. The reason is quite simple: until a few years ago, Giorgia Meloni’s party had 4.33 percent and was playing its game on the edge of the opposition, shouting at everyone, producing popular slogans, and making impossible proposals such as naval blockades and military sanctions. Exit the euro.
Despite the historical figures already at the forefront during Berlusconi’s two decades (Giorgia Meloni herself was Minister of Youth from 2008 to 2011), it was impossible for a team capable of meeting the challenges of rule to emerge in such a short period of time. country. In fact, the increase in elections does not correspond to the increase in political personnel: this is also the reason for many cases of “inbreeding” specific to small communities.
New Year’s Eve explosion
The last “explosion” occurred on New Year’s Eve: a bullet from the gun of Deputy Emanuele Pozzolo injured the son-in-law of the Undersecretary of Justice’s escort agent, Andrea Delmastro, in the leg during a party held in Rosazza. A small town in the province of Biella, which my father bought at the market from Delmastro’s sister, who was the mayor of the town.
The dynamics have yet to be clarified, but in a country where people die from stray shootings during celebrations every year, it is legitimate to ask why a Republican parliamentarian would bring a loaded LR22 pistol to his end-of-year party. Bullets fired by imbeciles using firearms to celebrate.
Pozzolo and that post are getting very old
And to think that in 2015, Pozzolo had the audacity to attack then-President of the United States Barack Obama for commenting on yet another massacre caused by indiscriminate arms sales in the United States (nine people died at Umpqua Community College) is an old joke. He said that the law on the sale of weapons (in the hands of a student) should be changed.
On this occasion, the FDI deputy wrote on Facebook: “For Obama it is always and only the fault of the guns, but I have never seen a single gun fired.” This is true, and guns don’t fire themselves, but perhaps avoiding too many guns could save many lives around the world, or at least prevent some unfortunate people from being injured on a New Year’s Eve in Rosazza.
Lavinia Mennuni and the “cool” motherhood
The crime occurred just days after Senator Lavinia Mennuni’s surreal statements. The former city councilor of the capital, who today sits in Palazzo Madama and is a member of the parliament’s committee on childhood and adolescence, was seized by thoughts that seemed dubious even a few decades ago. According to him, the first wish of an eighteen-year-old young man should be to give birth to future Italian citizens. “We must help institutions, the Vatican and associations to make motherhood cool again,” she said on the Coffee Break program, paying due respect to women’s liberation.
All the slips of Italy’s brother-in-law
In these pages we have examined all the mistakes of Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture and the so-called “Food Sovereign”, but above all the better half of Arianna Meloni, the Prime Minister’s sister and the Prime Minister’s “regent”. Brothers of Italy. Lollo, who inaugurated the “stop on request” at Frecciarossa last November, has previously gained prominence in Italy for provoking outrage mixed with glee by saying “the poor often eat better than the rich.”
The ill-fated exit followed exits that opposed and then clumsily retreated against the old takers of citizens’ income (who would have to go and dig) and the difficult “ethnic substitution” by immigrants. Lately, he has been limiting himself to institutional interventions, perhaps at the request of his loved ones.
Delmastro-Donzelli couple
The gunman at the New Year’s Eve party organized by the mayor’s sister is not the only problem that has brought up Andrea Delmastro’s name. The Undersecretary of Justice has been sent to court and is accused by the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office of revealing official secrecy regarding the case of anarchist Alfredo Cospito. According to investigators, on this occasion he disclosed confidential information to his colleague and roommate Giovanni Donzelli, who, showing enviable political intelligence, saw fit to use it against Democratic Party deputies during a debate in the Parliament.
Santanchè case
Another incident that greatly embarrassed Giorgia Meloni and the entire executive is the one connected with the current Minister of Tourism, Daniela Santanchè, running their company as a “dancer”. The problems concern the Ki Group company and the Visibilia publishing company: supply imbalance, uncertain budgets and workers without severance pay are mentioned. The party in question defended itself in Parliament without much support from the majority and is under investigation for the fake account. We can discuss at length how appropriate it is to have a minister who carries out entrepreneurial activities related to his duty in the government, but at this point it seems like a minor problem.
Crosetto’s outtakes
Guido Crosetto, pioneer of the party, Minister of Defense and mentor of the Prime Minister, is certainly the best of the merry bunch. However, his unfortunate departure due to alleged “judicial opposition” to the Meloni government created many problems.
As is often the case, Crosetto later belittled the whole thing, talking about phrases that could have been said to him and complaining that his words were “attempted to obfuscate”. What is certain is that this did not help the already difficult balance between state powers; It further fueled the now long-running conflict between politics and the judiciary, which re-emerges every time a powerful person is investigated or convicted.
Augusta Montaruli’s “crazy expenses”
Speaking of convictions, one of Fratelli d’Italia’s most prominent defenders is MP Augusta Montaruli, who was convicted in the third degree for improper use of funds of Piedmont council groups from 2010 to 2014. regional councilor position. Following his conviction in the Supreme Court, he resigned from his post as University undersecretary and was subsequently “promoted” back to the Rai Audit Commission. Among the “crazy expenses” alleged against him is also notable the purchase of the book “Sex Research. Forbidden games for couples. Instructions for use”: perhaps this was part of a study aimed at proposing new solutions to stimulate birth rates.
Deputy minister dressed as a Nazi
To conclude the surreal overview, we cannot help but remember the “trick” of the current Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Galeazzo Bignami, who in 2005 thought that attending a bachelor party dressed as the Nazi hierarchy was the best option. This photo haunted him for years and he had to sprinkle ashes on his head several times. Let’s call this a “youthful mistake”…
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.