Rome, 21 Oct. (LaPresse) – “But enough is enough now, come on, because there’s a total lack of respect for the institutions here. It’s obvious: anyone who attacks a carabiniere, smashes a shop window, sets a city alight or tramples on a bookshop – it’s clear that they’re a hooligan, a criminal, a delinquent. There is no sociological justification. They must pay the price. Law and order. But to speak of law and order means holding the government, not the opposition, to account. It is the government that upholds the rule of law and order; it is the Ministry of the Interior that must guarantee public order. For the past four days, Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Piantedosi have been lecturing the opposition. In other words, they are using a dramatic incident such as the one in Milan – scandalous and sordid – not to defend shopkeepers or citizens, but to attack the opposition, as if it were their fault.” So said the leader of IV, Matteo Renzi, in a video posted on social media. “So we can discuss everything – every nuance of the opposition’s statements. But the fundamental point is that when there is a problem with public order, the Home Secretary acts as the Home Secretary: prevention comes first, and enforcement second,” emphasised the former Prime Minister. “Instead, we have a Home Secretary who lectures us and attacks the ‘radical chic’. I want to ask you a question: if this had happened under our government – and such scenes have never occurred under us – what would Meloni have done? What would Salvini have done?” “There you have it: the fundamental point is that this government is failing in terms of security and in terms of social issues,” concludes Renzi.
Street clashes: Renzi says, “Meloni is rallying the opposition but has failed on security”
Rome, 21 Oct. (LaPresse) – “But enough is enough now, come on, because there’s a total lack of respect for the institutions here. It’s obvious: anyone who attacks a carabiniere, smashes a shop window, sets a city alight or tramples on a bookshop – it’s clear that they’re a hooligan, a criminal, a delinquent. There is no sociological justification. They must pay the price. Law and order. But to speak of law and order means holding the government, not the opposition, to account. It is the government that upholds the rule of law and order; it is the Ministry of the Interior that must guarantee public order. For the past four days, Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Piantedosi have been lecturing the opposition. In other words, they are using a dramatic incident such as the one in Milan – scandalous and sordid – not to defend shopkeepers or citizens, but to attack the opposition, as if it were their fault.” So said the leader of IV, Matteo Renzi, in a video posted on social media. “So we can discuss everything – every nuance of the opposition’s statements. But the fundamental point is that when there is a problem with public order, the Home Secretary acts as the Home Secretary: prevention comes first, and enforcement second,” emphasised the former Prime Minister. “Instead, we have a Home Secretary who lectures us and attacks the ‘radical chic’. I want to ask you a question: if this had happened under our government – and such scenes have never occurred under us – what would Meloni have done? What would Salvini have done?” “There you have it: the fundamental point is that this government is failing in terms of security and in terms of social issues,” concludes Renzi.