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Renzi alla Leopolda: 'Meloni at a crossroads, I work so that he goes home'

The leader of Italia Viva closes the event in Florence by launching an appeal to moderates and placing conditions on the M5S

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Matteo Renzi, closing the Leopolda in Florence, declared that he was working for the fall of the Meloni government.
He launched an appeal to the moderates of Forza Italia and placed conditions on the M5S for a possible alliance, reiterating his support for Ukraine.

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Why It Matters

Leopolda is the annual political convention organized by Matteo Renzi. The Italian political debate is currently focused on possible alliances in view of future elections.

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'Meloni is at a crossroads: either he goes to the Quirinale or he goes home. I say this to those who think that the debate is about the egos of the center-left: the game is not about us. I work so that Meloni goes home. I don't care who is prime minister or minister,' said Renzi as he closed the Leopolda in Florence.

'If Meloni goes after Vannacci he will lose face and the elections. In 2022 he took advantage of the fact that we were divided. Now united we win. With M5s more things that unite us. I ask Conte for guarantees: never again Salvini at the Interior Ministry, Giorgetti as minister and friends of Trump,' he added.

On Ukraine he quoted Pier Ferdinando Casini: 'A clear message from Leopolda: Kiev does not sell out but defends itself'. In the end an appeal to the moderates and Forza Italia: 'Come with us, you cannot be with those who deny Europe'.

Open Questions

What will be Giuseppe Conte's formal response to the conditions posed by Renzi?
How will Forza Italia react to Renzi's appeal?