Fratoianni attacks Meloni: “Leave Palazzo Chigi”

Nicola Fratoianni wants Giorgia Meloni out of Palazzo Chigi, but he says the progressive opposition should spend less time deciding who leads it and more time explaining what it would do in power.

Speaking at the regional festival of Alleanza Verdi Sinistra in Giovinazzo, near Bari, the Sinistra Italiana secretary attacked the government’s proposed electoral law. He called on Meloni to withdraw it and leave office, allowing Italians to go to the polls.

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Giorgia Meloni should do one thing: withdraw this terrible electoral law and leave Palazzo Chigi so Italians can go to the polls.

Fratoianni described the reform as “another authoritarian operation by this right-wing government.” He accused the governing coalition of changing the rules only months before an election to protect a majority it believes could be lost. He also said the government was ignoring the country’s crisis while recognizing that the election could be at risk for the center-right.

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The cost of living continues to rise, as the latest Istat figure on the shopping basket tells us: up 30% over the past five years.

His criticism focused on household finances. “The cost of living continues to rise,” he said, citing the latest Istat figure showing grocery prices up 30% over five years. Fuel prices remain a daily concern, he said, while wages have stayed still.

Fratoianni argued that voters want concrete commitments rather than a debate over who should become opposition leader. He listed a minimum wage, action on great wealth, proposals for schools and healthcare, and international efforts to rebuild respect for international law. If electoral rules or coalition arrangements require a leader, he said, the progressive camp can choose one later. Its immediate task, he said, should be building a credible alternative government.

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Italians are not asking us who should be the leader, but what we will do if we win the elections.