Is there a Lollobrigida case in the Meloni government? Is the Minister of Agriculture and now ex-partner of Arianna Meloni at risk of losing his job? While Maria Rosaria Boccia claims that there were only two meetings with him and that the one with the former MSI of Colle Oppio was not a deep acquaintance, “Lollo” is outside the magic circle of the Prime Minister. Even if in theory he remains the head of the delegation of the Brothers of Italy within the executive. Giorgia Meloni, according to basic information, now only speaks to him for institutional and partisan matters. And he has also been excluded from the management of the Sangiuliano file. Those who have heard him describe him as besieged and weakened. And in theinner circle A joke from the Prime Minister is circulating: “Let me take care of the G7 Agriculture in Ortigia. That's enough already.”
Besieged and weakened
The joke, explains today The factis a sign of an increasingly precarious situation. Since Arianna made the end of their relationship official (without explaining the reasons), the minister has fallen out of favor. He carefully avoids speaking, except to make self-absolute statements. Like the one in which he claimed to have never “deepen his knowledge of the lady.” And to have only seen her in the hemicycle during an intergroup on the Mediterranean diet, on December 20, 2023. Boccia instead told On air that I met him in Pompeii on the occasion of the launch event of the candidacy of Italian cuisine for UNESCO heritage. Each contradicts the other. Yesterday, she corrected herself, also admitting the second meeting. But there is more. Because to those who questioned him about his ex-brother-in-law, the Prime Minister showed detachment, indifference and irritation.
Detachment, indifference and irritation
For this reason, Lollobrigida feels besieged and weakened. While the silence on the August 2023 snapshot has put Meloni & Co even more on alert, the fear is that a photo or other detail will end up putting the government in difficulty. To the minister, he explains Republicit was proposed to reconstruct every step of every meeting with Boccia. Any omission, it was specified, will absolutely not be appreciated. Because after the jostling of Sangiuliano, the Prime Minister no longer accepts stumbling. She is expected at the inauguration of the G7 in Ortigia on September 21. And she thinks that they want to hit her in international relations. For this there is also a plan B. Which would see Lollobrigida “promoted” (promote and amoveatur) in Europe. In an organization linked to the agricultural world. While Matteo Prandini, boss of Coldiretti close to Meloni, could take his place.
The reshuffle
The situation is so serious that some are openly uttering a forbidden word: reshuffle. It would be defended by those of the Prime Minister's Magic Circle who think that other secrets could come out of Boccia's smartphone and put the government in difficulty. For example, recordings of conversations between Sangiuliano and Arianna Meloni. Who could talk about the appointment of Fabio Tagliaferri in Alès, long targeted by the opposition and in particular by Italia Viva. Although, writes the Corriere della SeraThere are those who see everything as pro-Meloni. “The more this media avalanche continues to feed, the more it will become an avalanche for Giorgia and Arianna,” a government source proclaims. An “avalanche of consensus” that, under the auspices of Palazzo Chigi and Via della Scrofa, will reward the two sisters, “victims” of these “media oppositions” that the Prime Minister shows she fears more than politicians.
“The figure of those who fled asylum”
Then there is another, more cynical consideration. In other words, the Sangiuliano-Boccia controversy has been hiding the country's real problems for two weeks. But the Prime Minister remains worried: “Nothing is forgiven us. We cannot be seen as runaways from kindergarten,” he is said to have told his followers. For this reason, Meloni could now group the Santanché and Lollobrigida cases together and decide on the replacement of Raffaele Fitto, now destined for the European Commission. And he could “hire” two new ministers with responsibilities divided between Community Policies and the Pnrr. The reshuffle thus carried out would not force him to return to Parliament and the Quirinale for a second vote of confidence and the approval of Sergio Mattarella. Because there is still the record of the longest-serving government in the history of Italy to be broken.
Photos of Sangiuliano and Boccia
In the meantime, the weekly Today published a series of photos showing Boccia and Sangiuliano in a room at the Hotel Vesuvio, the most famous 5-star hotel in Naples. The date is important: June 6, the 62nd birthday of the now former minister, who has since returned to Rai. The paparazzi who caught them: “I was warned by one of my sources that the minister was at Vesuvius with a woman. I went there without my best telephoto lens: for me it was a minor problem and in fact I did not follow them or wait after having “caught” them on the terrace. I had put these images in the archives: I only thought about them again when the ruckus broke out.” Who knows if this is one of the three services that, according to the photographers, were offered to the weeklies but were never published. If so, there would be two others in the area.
Boccia's two away matches in GdF's sights
And in the meantime, the Guardia di Finanza has begun investigating the hypothesis of embezzlement and disclosure of official secrets in the context of the investigation into Sangiuliano. First of all, the expenses incurred by public coffers for the expenses of the non-advisor are in the spotlight. Two appointments are in the crosshairs, which could also attract the attention of the Court of Auditors. In Riva Ligure for the “Pumpkin Sale” exhibition on July 11, Boccia’s birthday. And that of Polignano in Puglia two days later for the “Libropossible” exhibition. The organizers have planned round-trip flights, three hotel rooms and associated meals for the event.
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