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Meloni and Santanche on 29 settembre 2025. Image credit: ANSA/ UFFICIO STAMPA MITUR ANSA

Meloni adds Tourism portfolio to her brief

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni has taken on the tourism portfolio herself after forcing the resignation of Daniela Santanchè, who faced a mounting pile of criminal probes. The decision to fold the ministry into the prime ministerial office rather than appoint a successor raises pointed questions about trust and priorities.

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Santanchè resigned saying she’s ‘no scapegoat’

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s Tourism Minister, Daniela Santanchè, finally resigned yesterday afternoon (25th March). She gave in to an unprecedented public call from the prime minister, insisting she was no scapegoat for the government’s referendum defeat.

Daniela Santanchè faces a third no-confidence vote Credit: ANSA

Santanchè defies Meloni – for now

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italy’s embattled Tourism Minister, Daniela Santanchè, arrives at her ministry undeterred, as opposition prepares a no-confidence motion from which Meloni appears unwilling to shield her.

Andrea Delmastro who was sentenced to 8-months suspended

Delmastro quits over Mafia-linked restaurant stake

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Andrea Delmastro becomes the first of two government officials to resign on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition reels from its first major electoral defeat.

Daniela Santanchè . Credit: (Photo by Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images)

No-Confidence Motion Against Santanchè Fails

February 26, 2025February 26, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Opposition Democratic Party (PD) leader Elly Schlein on Tuesday accused Premier Giorgia Meloni of cowardice. She claimed the PM avoided the Lower House debate on a no-confidence motion against Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè.

Santanchè again faces no-confidence vote

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Minister Daniela Santanchè faces a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Five Star, PD, and AVS demand her resignation after her indictment for false accounting in the Visibilia investigation and the looming charge of aggravated fraud at INPS. However, the vote has been postponed to an undetermined date.