Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this on the sidelines of her visit to Viniitaly. On the third mandate of the regional presidents "at parliamentary level, for now, there is no majority, but it is still too early to see" "I personally - he continued - am secular, but I don't think that there should be an initiative from the Government on something like this, which would objectively be a stretch", he said.

The issue, for Meloni, "interests various parties, so if a majority is found in Parliament, if there is availability, it will be seen at Parliament level" The issue is a matter of national importance, he said, adding: "It's a slightly more serene climate" in Italy now than it was before the financial crisis of 2008-09. The country's economy is expected to grow by around 2.5% this year, up from 1.7% in 2008-2009. The economy is also expected to be the fastest in the Eurozone this year.