Tajani: focus shifts to the economy
After the referendum, no one is talking about early elections, according to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. Speaking by video link to Bruno Vespa during the Forum della Cucina italiana at the Masseria Li Reni in Manduria, Tajani said that losing a vote always brings political consequences, but the real priority now is elsewhere.
"When there is a negative result, there are consequences, but now we have to work on the main economic issues: how to grow the economy, prevent the energy crisis from affecting businesses, reduce the tax burden, keep increasing GDP and avoid further setbacks."
Tajani also complained that too much time is being spent on post-vote political debate. In his view, those are hours that should be used to deal with the economic problems that matter more to businesses and households.
Salvini: government will go to the end of the legislature
From Milan, where he joined an event organized by Il Giornale, Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini struck a similarly defiant note about the government’s future.
"The government goes straight ahead and reaches the end of the legislature without any doubt and without any hesitation," Salvini said.
He also renewed his attacks on the European Union, calling for the Green Deal to be suspended immediately and for the stability pact to be frozen as well.
"This is not a historical moment in which we can allow ourselves ideological whims or caprices on energy or labour," he said. "I would already have expected the abolition of the Green Deal and the suspension of the stability pact rules. The EU needs more speed and more common sense."
For now, both ministers are trying to project the same message: no panic, no snap election drama, and plenty of attention on the economy, which in politics is often the part everyone says is urgent right after the voting ends.
