Daniele Albertazzi Comments on the Formation of the New Italian Government in Brazil’s Folha De S.Paulo

Josh Allen on 17th February 2021

Sergio Mattarella and Mario Draghi meet in an opulent room in the Italian Presidential Palace during the government formation process. Both are late middle aged or elderly white men wearing spectacles and black suits buttoned up with ties. They are wearing protective face coverings over the lower halves of their faces and sit a great distance apart on a fancy sofa. These measures are COVID-19 precautions

On 13th February 2021, the Brazilian news review Folha De S.Paulo published a news feature based around comments from Daniele Albertazzi on the formation of Italy’s new government and how the decision by Matteo Salvini and the League Party he leads to support it, might lead to further realignment on the right of the country’s politics if the Brothers of Italy Party benefit from not backing the technocratic ministry of Mario Draghi.

Daniele Albertazzi summarises his contribution to the article saying:

The League’s “conversion” to pro-EU positions is not really surprising. They have always used “the European question” strategically since the party was founded.

The full article can be read here (in Portuguese)