Giorgia Meloni, Repubblica’s latest jab: “Why it’s not the time for her to quit smoking” | Libero Quotidiano.it

Has she quit or hasn’t she quit? This is the dilemma for Repubblica, which, lacking other arguments, focuses on Giorgia Meloni’s cigarettes. Yes, you know, the Prime Minister is a heavy smoker. Or perhaps she was, because a few weeks ago Il Foglio reported a backstory that the premier hadn’t touched a single cigarette since May. All things considered, the real question is: so what? Well, Venerdì, the weekly supplement of Mario Orfeo’s newspaper, dedicates a full page to the issue. Complete with advice. 

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“As much as one wants to pry into the affairs of the powerful, who after all are men and women like each of us, it is not known whether Giorgia Meloni has truly quit smoking. The announcement of the intention, both personal and presidential, is attributed to Carmelo Caruso of Il Foglio, according to whom the last cigarette lit by the premier, a Vogue brand, dates back to early May, but in these cases, before definitively declaring victory over tobacco, it is legitimate to wait several months, if not a few years,” it reads before getting to the point, the jab: “Meloni, as we know, is tough, possesses undeniable self-control, and has also built her image on personal resilience. What is surprising is precisely the moment she decided to embark on the path of no-smoking.”

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The reason? “After the referendum defeat, foreign policy disasters, the economic-energy crisis, and the erosion of the majority. But perhaps it is precisely on this arduous ground that leadership is measured: against oneself, with one’s head held high, as she says, possibly without incinerating friends and enemies…”. In short, according to Repubblica, Meloni should continue smoking to forget the flops. But which ones? Polls always put her in the lead, with – and this is the latest news – the EU adopting the rules of the Albania model: faster repatriations and centers in third countries.

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