Government, Meloni: ‘After the referendum, there is no need for a fresh start or a reshuffle’

Rome, 9 April (LaPresse) – “I am not here to talk about what has happened, but to clear the air of too many fanciful speculations and outline what lies ahead. For weeks now, I have been reading bizarre speculations about the consequences of the referendum vote. There is constant talk of the government’s imminent resignation, of reshuffles, of phase 2, 3 or 4 of the government. Of a fresh start. Political manoeuvring from a world dear to other majorities, other parties, other prime ministers. A world light-years away from us, into which we have no intention of plunging Italy once more. There is no need for a fresh start, given that the government has never stopped and has been working for days, as we have seen, to avert the consequences of the international crisis and to implement further measures. And there is no need for new policy guidelines, because our policy guidelines have always been set out in the government’s programme. There is no intention of carrying out a cabinet reshuffle, because, despite all our limitations, this remains the government which – despite having to manage the worst economic situation in decades – has restored political stability, international credibility, and sound resource management to Italy, along with economic fundamentals that are decidedly better than those of previous years.” So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in her statement to the Chamber of Deputies on the government’s actions.