The issue of citizenship continues to divide politics. For the Minister of Foreign Affairs and leader of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, “Italy is ripe” for the ius scholae. But the opening of Forzista was followed by a “no” from the League, the other deputy prime minister and Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini continued to reiterate for days his opposition to the modification of the 1992 law, “it is not a priority”, he said. comment of the secretary of the Northern League. The one who did not intervene on the issue is Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but her Fratelli d'Italia ministers have taken it upon themselves to have their say on the citizenship reform. If for the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi “the discussion must take place”, for the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida “the rules are adequate, it is not necessary to change them”, he declared during the meeting in Rimini.
The opening of the opposition to Forza Italia
On the other hand, the oppositions have instead said they are ready to welcome the opening of Forza Italia. “I really appreciated Tajani's words – said the president of the Democratic Party Stefano Bonaccini -. I think that if Fi wants to be serious, as I hope, there can be a parliamentary majority, even transversal, that can find a reason to agree on the issue of ius soli, more precisely on ius scholae. If these words, which many of us have appreciated, constitute a real opening, we will sit down immediately and we, in the Democratic Party, are ready to discuss it immediately.” The spokesman for the Alliance of Greens and Lefts, Angelo Bonelli, also spoke on the subject, asking “that there be concrete proposals and that the issue of ius scholae be brought to Parliament soon and therefore voted on. Otherwise it will only remain a pretext for discussions for the summer.” For Action, however, it is a “respectful proposal”, while the secretary of +Europa, Riccardo Magi, remains sceptical about the opening of Forza Italia.
FI responds to the League with a video of Berlusconi in favor of ius scholae
Despite the positions of the other political forces, the clash between the League and Forza Italia is increasingly frontal. Yesterday afternoon, Thursday 22 August, the League relaunched a video of Silvio Berlusconi who, invited by Fabio Fazio, said no to ius soli and partly to ius scholae, for fear of migrant invasions in Italy. “Listen to the unequivocal words of the great Silvio”, write the supporters of the Northern League. A decision that surprised Forza Italia, Tajani having responded curtly from the Rimini meeting: “I think I know Berlusconi's thoughts well and I don't think Berlusconi should be used to stir up political controversy”.
Today, the Azzurri respond to the Northern League by publishing another video of the Cav, this time in favor of the ius scholae. The film was published on X with the invitation: “Listen to the words of President Silvio Berlusconi on the ius scholae. He was in favor of granting citizenship to the children of foreigners born in Italy – we read in the tweet of FI – who have completed compulsory schooling, Forza Italia continues to be so consistently”. In the video, the founder of FI declares: “We believe that giving citizenship to someone who is the child of foreigners, who nevertheless live in Italy, is a duty even when that person has been a student of a school cycle that allows him not only to speak our language well, but also to know our history and appreciate the cornerstones of our civilization.
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