Overview
- La Verità published a front‑page piece alleging Quirinale advisers discussed ways to hinder Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, attributing a remark about a “providential jolt” to presidential adviser Francesco Saverio Garofani.
- Galeazzo Bignami, Fratelli d’Italia’s leader in the Chamber of Deputies, publicly asked the Presidency of the Republic for an immediate denial of the report.
- The presidential palace issued an official note expressing “stupore” and saying the reconstruction “sconfina nel ridicolo,” rejecting any credence given to the story.
- Director Maurizio Belpietro said he stands by the article “word for word,” defending the reporting despite the Quirinale’s rebuke.
- PD, M5S and Avs sought an urgent briefing from Meloni, while undersecretary Giovanbattista Fazzolari said the government has no doubts about President Mattarella’s institutional loyalty and that a direct denial from Garofani would defuse the row.