Meloni: 'If the reform referendum does not pass who cares, I will not leave. I advise prudence to Stoltenberg".

'I am not afraid of the idea of the referendum and I will never consider it a referendum on me but on the future of the country'. Thus Giorgia Meloni to 'In mezz'ora' talking about the referendum on the premierate. Invited to comment on her recent statement on the outcome of the reform, 'it either goes or it splits', Meloni excludes direct consequences from a possible contrary outcome. "They ask me if the referendum does not pass, who cares. Am I ready to resign if the referendum is rejected? No. I will arrive at the end of five years and I will ask the Italians to be judged. If the reform does not pass the Italians will not have shared it. All the rest are the hopes of the left'.

"Only Toti is in a position to give a complete answer because only he knows the truth and he is a person who cares about his citizens, he is in a position to assess what is best for them. Until I have all the elements I cannot give a serious answer to this question,' Meloni said of the Genoa investigation.

On the economic front, the stability pact 'has a temporary phase of recovery, it is sustainable on paper'. For the premier, 'the disaster is in the 220 billion hole for having renovated mainly second homes' with the Superbonus. Because of the measure 'today we are in difficulty on many other fronts' but the government 'will do everything to keep its commitments'.

"I don't know why Stoltenberg would say such a thing. One has to be very careful. I agree that Nato must remain steadfast, it must not show signs of giving in. There are many questionable statements. I remember Macron. I advise more prudence. It is important that NATO continues to support Ukraine in order to achieve peace'. So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni guest of "In mezz'ora" on Rai 3 commenting on Stoltenberg's words on the lifting of the ban on the use of western weapons to strike in Russia. "I think that while war always brings with it unknowns, I think this alarming tale that Europe is on the brink of a wider conflict is quite counterproductive". And it is, according to the prime minister, 'irresponsible to play the game of those who feed this in order to garner a few votes'.

"We continue to work for a sustainable ceasefire, for the release of hostages, to avert the Israeli entry into Rafah. We need to strengthen the Palestinian National Authority, which is fundamental for building a prospect of peace. The whole of Italy must be very proud of what has been done in these months. I also think that we must not wait to build a stable and structural solution. One of the ways to end the crisis is to start talking immediately about the solution of 'two peoples and two states''. On the Middle East issue, according to Meloni, 'we must always remember who is responsible for this crisis: it is Hamas' and 'I am frightened by the lack of empathy there has been on the Israeli civilian victims, which tells of a latent anti-Semitism that is coming to the surface'.