Giorgia Meloni: "Ukraine can count on Italy"

• Elections in Italy Meloni: low profile, institutional and without celebrations to avoid fascist greetings

In public Giorgia Meloni chooses to remain silent.

We work and remain silent, her mantra prevails.

The only exception to the rule: the attack on the press for inventing statements, the response to the endorsements received these days, including that of the Ukrainian president.

The electoral hangover has passed without unnecessary clashes and with the accounts in order.

The only departure from the tone was that of this Wednesday, when the far-right described as "surreal" that the Italian press invented her statements.

For his part, the acting head of the Executive, Mario Draghi, denied that he had acted as guarantor of the prime minister with Brussels, Paris and Berlin, reported Efe.

"I find it quite surreal that a certain press invents my quotes, publishing completely arbitrary reconstructions. Rest assured: the united center-right has won the elections and is ready to govern. Enough of mystifications," he tweeted.

He accompanies the 'tweet' with a photo of his coalition partners, Matteo Salvini (Liga) and Silvio Berlusconi (Forza Italia) and with headlines that have appeared in the press these days such as: "Meloni does not give in on Salvini: 'I do not want him . He is pro-Russian'" or "Meloni's veto over Salvini: 'Matteo will not have key ministries'".

In addition to a message in capital letters: "Enough lies, the center-right is ready to govern."

In the case of Draghi's denial, he refers to an article published by the newspaper

, which indicates that the former president of the European Central Bank "acts as guarantor (for Meloni) with Brussels, Paris and Berlin. The three conditions: support to Ukraine, fidelity to NATO and not blowing up the debt".

The Government has indicated that "it has not made any pact nor has it committed itself to guaranteeing anything."

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Volodimir Zelenski congratulated this Wednesday through Twitter the leader of the Brothers of Italy for the victory in the elections last Sunday, to which the Italian responded in the same way: "You know that you can count on our loyal support for the cause of the freedom of the Ukrainian people".

The war in Ukraine entered the debate in the electoral campaign due to the ties of Meloni's coalition partner with Vladimir Putin.

At the moment, there is a lot of attention paid to international relations, and that is also why Meloni has been clear about this in multiple speeches: "I want a government with high-profile political figures, unassailable,

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Don't create problems for me and don't provoke useless censorship and controversial clashes that we don't need". Also because the situation is so difficult that we cannot afford "missteps", much less measures that are not in line with the state of the public accounts.

The money available "is scarce" and presenting as the first act of the Government a maneuver that requires a budget variation, except as a "last resort", would be "frowned upon abroad".

Words spoken several times on the first day after the vote passed first to the Chamber and then to the party headquarters.

Perhaps one of those who asked for guidance or offered availability, while she continued to sound out possible candidates and maintained informal relations with the Chigi Palace in the face of the transfer.

Meloni works to form an Executive, but the calendar in Italy is marked by the formation of the chambers on October 13.

Afterwards there will be a round of consultations and the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will announce Meloni as the winner of the elections.

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