Sergio Mattarella responds to Elon Musk. 24 hours after the words of the owner of the social network), the President of the Republic intervenes to protect the country and institutions: «Italy is a great democratic country and I must reiterate, with the words used on another occasion, on October 7, 2022, who ‘knows how to take care of himself in compliance with his Constitution'”. Not only that. «Any person, especially if, as announced, he is about to assume an important government role in a friendly and ally country – adds Mattarella referring to the fact that Musk was chosen by Donald Trump to lead the US Department of Government Efficiency – must respect his sovereignty and cannot take on the task of prescribing it.” In short, the tenant of the Hill, faced with the interference of one of the new icons of global sovereignty, raises a barrier in defense of the principles of the independence of our rule of law, the sovereignty of our system, enshrined in the Constitution. Colle’s tenant uses, not surprisingly, the same phrase he used two years ago. At the time, the center-right had just won the elections and the Meloni government was about to take office. French Minister for European Affairs Laurence Boone put a straight face on the internal dynamics: “We want to work with Rome, but we will guarantee respect for rights and freedoms,” she said. “Italy can take care of itself”, the Head of State had said, both then and now. “Paris denies it, no more external interference”, were the words of future Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on that occasion. The prime minister today, however, chooses to remain silent.
«We always listen with great respect to the words of the President of the Republic», he simply says, according to sources at Palazzo Chigi telling journalists. Giovanbattista Fazzolari adds something: «The intervention of the President of the Republic is always useful to reiterate the importance of respect for national sovereignty. Fratelli d’Italia has always been very attentive to the matter, rejecting any attempt at foreign interference in our internal affairs. This always applies to anyone, from governments, to NGOs, to the mass media”, is his reasoning. However, the Prime Minister’s undersecretary attacks the opposition. «The ‘à la carte’ sovereignism of the left is surprising, the same one that in the past did not hesitate to mount anti-Italian positions and still today in Europe conspires to try to make Italy lose the vice-presidency of the European Commission to its own gain. The most serious attack on Italian interests and sovereignty today was made by the Democratic Party in Europe”, the attack. From Forza Italia, however, there are those who are on Colle’s side: “It seems to me that President Mattarella said wise things, in accordance with democratic logic and the sovereignty of each country”, distances the group’s leader in the Chamber Paolo Barelli and Maurizio Lupi do the same: «Let us take the words of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella as our own: Italy is a great European country with a solid democracy».
The League is silent, almost as if it had nothing to add to “Musk is right”, tweeted yesterday by Matteo Salvini. Musk, in any case, does not give up and attacks the judges’ decisions on the application of the protocol between Italy and Albania again. “This is unacceptable. Do the Italian people live in a democracy or is it an unelected autocracy that makes decisions?”, he writes. Then, in the evening, he responded directly to the Head of State through a statement issued by Andrea Stroppa, his contact in Italy. «The businessman – we read – expresses his respect for President Mattarella and the Italian Constitution. As reiterated in a friendly conversation that took place with PdC Meloni in the afternoon.” But that’s not all, Musk emphasizes “that freedom of expression is protected by the First Amendment and by the Italian Constitution itself, therefore, as a citizen, you will continue to freely express your your opinions.”
Source: IL Tempo
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.
