Giorgia's Vision: Giorgia Meloni in Conversation With Alessandro Sallusti

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A few weeks after taking charge of the Italian government, during a brief holiday greeting exchange with Giorgia Meloni, Alessandro Sallusti made a quip: "It's a shame that a sitting Prime Minister can't think about writing a book to explain their plans." To which she replied, "And why can't they" Caught off guard, Sallusti responded, "I'm not exactly sure, but there must be a reason why no one's ever done it." She retorted, "You should know that doing what everyone else has done isn't exactly my specialty."

Thus, the idea for this conversation was born, in which Giorgia Meloni reveals her genuine vision of life and the world. It is a passionate account where she confronts the challenges of the present - from the war in Ukraine to the energy crisis, from the ecological transition to inflation - and dares to focus on individual responsibility, free initiative, the defense of nature, targeted investments to foster growth and reduce debt, a Europe that plays a leading role in the world while being close to its citizens' needs, and a "Mattei Plan" capable of bringing opportunity and development to the Middle East and Africa.

"It's essential," Meloni tells Sallusti, "that Italians see a government that, sure, has its limits and difficulties, and maybe even makes mistakes. But it gives its all, in good faith, with humility and love. A government that has no friends to place in positions, no lobbies to please, no powerful people to repay. One that doesn't cater to anyone, doesn't intend to cheat you, and has the courage to tell you what can't be done at a given time or in a certain context."

This is the project that Giorgia Meloni is submitting to the judgment of the Italian people and to the test of reality, as in the end, they will be the only independent judges

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Giorgia Meloniwas born in Rome in 1977. Politically active since her teenage years, she became a professional journalist at 29 and was elected to Parliament for the first time. She holds the record as the youngest minister in the history of the Italian Republic: in 2008, at 31, she became the Minister of Youth. On December 21, 2012, she founded Fratelli d'Italia, of which she is the national president. Since 2020, she has been the president of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR Party), one of the leading political groups in Europe. On October 22, 2022, she was sworn in by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, as Prime Minister. She is the first woman in Italy's history to hold this position.