
The leader of Forza Italia, Antonio Tajani, denies the hypothesis of primaries in the party, reiterating internal unity and specifying that any changes in the political line would require a congress or formal consultations.
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The leader of Forza Italia responds to journalistic speculation regarding the internal management of the party.
"I never said the word primaries. I said something very simple: the party is united, the secretary is the guarantor of the political line, the political line also re-emerged from the three days in Milan. To change the political line you need a congress or another type of consultation. But it seems like a very normal thing to me, I always say the same thing." This was stated by the leader of FI Antonio Tajani, responding to journalists who, in Transatlantico in the Chamber, asked him about the interview with the daily Fatto.

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