Overview

• Simone Leoni secured the leadership of Forza Italia’s youth wing after condemning Roberto Vannacci’s divisive remarks on minorities.
• Fedez warned that mental health will be the defining issue of the next 15 years and offered his backing for more robust support beyond the current psychologist bonus.
• The rapper criticised left-wing figures for routinely declining invitations to his podcast while right-wing guests accept and engage in dialogue.
• He said his own encounters with wiretaps and secrecy rules reshaped his view on legal proceedings, arguing they can misrepresent facts and harm defendants’ rights.
• Senior leaders maintained that Fedez’s non-political testimony was meant to foster genuine dialogue with disenfranchised young voters.