Musk, the opposition and Forza Italia applaud Mattarella

The words of the head of state on Musk? “It seems to me that the president Mattarella said wise things, in line with the democratic logic and sovereignty of each individual country”. Forza Italia distances itself from the blue group leader in the Chamber Paolo Barelli. Matteo Salvini does not comment. AND Giorgia Meloniafter hours of silence, through sources at Palazzo Chigi, makes it known that he “always listens with great respect to the words of the President of the Republic”. The end.

Elly Schlein relaunches his speech on TV last night with a video on social media: “It’s embarrassing that the self-styled sovereignists of our country let an American billionaire like Musk dictate their line. His repeated outbursts against the Italian judiciary are an unacceptable attack on a constitutional body. What is Meloni waiting for to defend national sovereignty?”.

The opposition from PD to Actions side with the head of state, thanking him for reiterating that “Italy is a great democratic country that knows how to look after itself while respecting its Constitution”. “You certainly defend Italy”, comments the Dem MEP Nicola Zingaretti.

The other Pd MEP, Matteo Ricciand the president of the Dem senators Francesco Bocciadefine Elon Musk’s words against the Italian judges as “inappropriate” and hope for government intervention so that “clear declarations of condemnation are made for the statements of those who are taking on important roles in the government of an important democracy like the USA”. the deputy also joined the chorus Andrea Orlando: “The government’s silence on Musk’s words is very serious.” Per Beatrice Lorenzinvice-president of the senators of the Democratic Party, the President of the Republic launched “a warning against unprecedented interference like that of Musk on an organ of the Italian State”. From Paolo Gentiloni a simple “thank you president” left on X accompanied by the Quirinale’s post.

With Mattarella too Enrico Borghigroup leader in the Senate of Italia viva: “In the embarrassed (and embarrassing) silence of the so-called sovereignists of our home (ready to exalt themselves in defending the borders against the poor souls while they remain prone and silent in the face of the evident interferences of the new digital sultans) , it is once again up to Mattarella to defend the dignity, image and sovereignty of the Italian Republic. Thank you president!”. “Luckily Mattarella is here,” he exclaims David Pharaohgroup leader IV in the Chamber, “his wise words on Musk’s undue interference are what Giorgia Meloni should have said to save the dignity of our country”. The leader of Action also thanks the head of state, Carlo Calendawho “once again with a perfect and timely intervention saves the dignity of the nation”. E Giuseppe Conte question: “Will we be in an autocracy because Mattarella was elected by Parliament where the representatives legitimately elected by the people sit? Here we are faced with a gentleman who has excessive economic and financial power, who even has a prominent position at a global level in the automotive, communications, satellite fields and now we will find him in an important position in the United States administration. I am very worried about our democracy. And the United States should pose a problem of conflict of interest as we, the 5 Star Movement, are posing in Italy – continues the leader of the M5S – Musk should worry about business where he has proven himself capable, no one is discussing it. But the fact that he wants to exercise this excessive economic power in politics and go and give licenses of democracy to others is dangerous.”

Regretted by Salvini’s support for Musk, Angelo Bonellispokesperson for Green Europe and parliamentarian of the Alleanza Verdi Sinistra, who “is not just any citizen, but the right-hand man of Donald Trump and strategist of his electoral campaign. In times like these it is regrettable Bettino Craxiwho as head of government did not hesitate to defend Italy’s sovereignty. The Italian sovereignists defend Italy with alternating current in order to attack the judges. But a country in which the governing majority allows the delegitimization of the judiciary is moving towards an authoritarian turn and Musk today is the one who wants to build a technological autocracy that wants to reduce the role of democracies. The conditioning power that Musk exercises on democracies should be worrying given the enormous economic and technological power he has accumulated, including hundreds of satellites and his social platforms”, concludes Bonelli.

After hours of silence and embarrassment, the majority also reacts. “It is right and proper that the President of the Republic, head of the judiciary and guarantor of the Constitution, makes his voice heard. Italy knows how to look after itself. We don’t need foreign interference from other governments, NGOs, large media – he comments the undersecretary to the presidency Giovanbattista Fazzolari all’Ansa – For the Brothers of Italy this is always true and with anyone. If anything, it is surprising that the left turns out to be an alternating current sovereignist, calling for external interference against this government and being scandalized when a person like Musk who to date does not comment on Italian affairs is in office in no government”. He also shares Mattarella’s “commas and pauses”, Giovanni Donzelli by Fratelli d’Italia: “I don’t know whether Musk will have a role or not in the Trump government, we certainly never liked it when ministers from other nations attacked the government and with the same principle we believe that abroad they can comment on Italian politics but then we have our independence and autonomy. It will not be a person on the other side of the world who decides the careers of judges in Italy. Having said this, the Democratic Party” on this matter “has carried out an over the top, exaggerated campaign”, comments the FdI representative to Tagadà on La7.