Leaders of Italy’s right-wing governing coalition met on Monday to define priorities for the final year of the legislature, which is due to end in October next year. Majority sources said the talks took place at Premier Giorgia Meloni’s office at Palazzo Chigi in Rome and focused on how the government intends to organise its remaining legislative agenda.
The summit brought together Meloni, leader of the right-wing Brothers of Italy, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who heads centre-right Forza Italia, and Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, leader of the League. According to coalition sources, the meeting lasted more than an hour and went beyond immediate government business.
While the leaders discussed an upcoming energy decree and preparations for the first meeting of the US-backed Board of Peace on Gaza in Washington on Thursday, sources said the main focus was strategic. The talks centred on how to identify and select the legislative priorities that will shape the final year of the administration.
Individual party and coalition priorities
Centre-right sources said the coalition agreed to base those priorities on a dual track. The approach will combine proposals advanced by individual parties with commitments already set out in the coalition’s governing platform. The aim, according to those present, is to ensure political cohesion while allowing each party to push its flagship measures.
The meeting also touched on broader political issues expected to dominate the coming months. Sources said the leaders discussed the electoral law and agreed to hold further meetings on the referendum on judicial reform, as well as on upcoming local elections. Particular attention will be paid to key contests in Venice and Reggio Calabria.
Appointments, however, were not on the agenda, coalition sources stressed, seeking to downplay speculation about imminent changes in state-owned companies or public bodies.
On the energy decree, the same sources said work is still ongoing. Several elements remain unresolved, with the main outstanding issues linked to Article 3 of the provision, which will require further technical and political discussion before final approval.
