“We registered at Quirinale amazed at the statement by the head of the group in the DPR which is the relative majority party“, Galeazzo Bignami,” it is seems to lend credence to another attack on the Republican Presidency that is constructed in a ridiculous way“. So Colle said in his note following a request for clarification from the head of the group of Italian Brothers in the Chamber regarding the article published today by ‘La Verità’.
“Today we learned from the press – continuing the note from the Quirinale – that the people who hold the role of members of the board of the Quirinale want an initiative against the president Giorgia Meloni and the center-right, also expressing an assessment of incompetence towards the majority of the current government”, said Bignami, referring to an article by the director of ‘La Verità, Maurizio Belpietro, which in the note of the Quirinale defined as “another attack on the Presidency of the Republic built bordering on the ridiculous”.
What is written in the article ‘La Verità’
The newspaper spoke of “strange maneuver to prevent not only a victory for Giorgia Meloni, but also a non-leftist majority in the next legislative body could decide on Sergio Mattarella’s replacement. Apparently what we’re talking about is a ‘big register of national citizenship’, a kind of re-edition of Ulivo, with everyone on it. Centrist rallies to take votes from Meloni. But perhaps this may not have been enough and then – writes Belpietro – Mattarella’s adviser, Francesco Saverio Garofani, three lawmakers from the Democratic Party, asked fate. ‘A year and a half is probably not enough time to find someone who can beat the centre-right: it would require a big shock’, whispered the man from Colle”.
“What this shock means is not known, but we can imagine it. Rejection of a referendum on fairness could help. The Court of Auditors and other judges committed to exerting influence on the executive would help. And perhaps, why not, even a good financial crisis like in Berlusconi’s time, with its meteoric spread.”
What Bignami said and Colle’s response
In a note, the leader of the Fdi group, commenting on what appeared in ‘La Verità’, stated: “We believe that this reconstruction will be rejected without delay to respect the important role it holds, otherwise it must conclude its legitimacy.”
Bignami himself, after a note that made Quirinale express his astonishment at his words, clarified that “no one asked for a rejection from QuirinaleI can’t afford it either. This statement is quite clear. The question remains, clearly directed at council members. Imagine if I asked for intervention from Colle… The request for refusal is formulated in carnationas is clear to me from the press release. I expected and continue to hope that such a denial will be made by the person to whom those sentences are attributed.” Thus the leader of the group of Italian Brothers in the Council, Galeazzo Bignami, had written a note that the Quirinale used to express his surprise at the Fdi exponent’s words. Bignami, taking inspiration from the carelessness of the press, had accused “people who act as advisors to the Quirinale” who “hope for initiatives against President Giorgia Meloni and the center-right, also expressed his assessment of the incompetence of the majority of the current Government”.
Belpietro confirms: “I confirm everything”
Meanwhile, La Verità director Maurizio Belpietro responded to Colle by stating that “I confirm verbatim what has been published today from Truth. What is ridiculous in this case is simply a clumsy attempt to silence disturbing statements made by an advisor to the President of the Republic.”
