Giuseppe Conte risks becoming the second prime minister burned in a few hours. Except that, compared to what happened to Giulio Sapelli last week, this time the insult could be sensational because yesterday his name even crossed the threshold of the Quirinale, proposed by Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini to the President, Sergio Mattarella, as premier designated.
But today's controversies over the curriculum vitae of the Apulian jurist and the almost unanimous perplexities about a "technician" at the helm of a political government, called to implement a program on which he has not spoken, could lengthen the term of office or even cause it to wane. In fact, based on the latest rumors about today's meeting between the two leaders, it could eventually the name of Luigi Di Maio is back in vogue for the umpteenth time, that is, of a truly political candidate to lead Palazzo Chigi. But Salvini's veto will have to be overcome on the pentastellato political leader.
The Quirinale continues to stall to reflect but above all to try to bring the whole story back within the constitutional norms. If Mattarella, who will have the last word on the appointment, finally decides to confer the office, as required by the Constitutional Charter, he will ask Conte to write his own government program. It will be that text and not the contract signed between Di Maio and Salvini that will face the judgment of the Colle first and then of Parliament.
The same goes for ministers who will have to be discussed between the prime minister in charge and the president of the republic. In this regard, the candidacy of Paolo Savona, known for his Eurosceptic positions, seems to be losing ground at the helm of the Ministry of Economy where Salvini's right-hand man could land instead. Giancarlo Giorgetti.
