"I advised her to think about it right to the end, the only element that could cast doubt on her candidacy, which otherwise would be natural in my opinion, is deciding how to campaign".
This was stated by the President of the Senate Ignazio La Russa, on Quarta Repubblica on Rete4 when speaking about the possible candidacy of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for the European elections.
"If he does it the old way - is the reasoning of the President of the Senate - that is, by traveling around 100 cities, this would call into question his commitment to the government, but if he decides to rely on the voters without the need for a particular electoral campaign, I don't see why he shouldn't run. But the My advice was: see how it goes then decide. If I were in his place I would run, but I respect his decision whatever it may be."
La Russa also spoke about the constitutional reform of the prime ministership.
"By proposing that the head of government be elected directly by the citizens, FdI and the centre-right are not only thinking about what will happen in three years but in the next thirty, they want to avoid - he underlined - that in the future there will be people in government who have not won the elections".
Among the topics of the interview, also Donald Trump's words on NATO.
Encouraging Russia to "do whatever the hell it wanted" to the countries that had not paid their dues to the Alliance, as the tycoon said, "is a stretch to be condemned however - commented the President of the Senate - it has a grain of truth because one cannot expect that an international organization responsible for the defense of member states is supported by some and not by all".
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