Overview
- More than 120 communal tables were set across cities to celebrate the Sunday lunch tradition and promote the candidacy.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni joined a high-profile table near the Colosseum during a Rai 1 broadcast, prompting criticism from opposition parties over use of public TV.
- The campaign is organized by Ministers Alessandro Giuli and Francesco Lollobrigida together with the municipalities association ANCI.
- The events featured an anthem titled “Vai Italia” written by Mogol and performed by Al Bano with youth choirs, alongside appearances by prominent TV and music figures.
- Commentary contrasted the symbolic push with immediate economic concerns, citing newly imposed U.S. 15% tariffs on Italian agri-food exports that observers warn could cost over €1 billion.