Overview
- The party leadership meets in person at its historic Milan headquarters to assess the 22% to 4% collapse in Tuscany and set the next campaign plan.
- Matteo Salvini moved the council back to via Bellerio and restricted remote links to curb leaks and signal a reset around party cohesion.
- Vicesegretary Roberto Vannacci, who led the Tuscany campaign, is not present in person, saying he is in Strasbourg for a European Parliament plenary, with reports suggesting a possible remote participation.
- Senior figures such as Massimiliano Romeo and Riccardo Molinari have criticized the campaign’s direction, while regional leaders pushed to reassert the party’s territorial identity.
- Despite the setback, Vannacci loyalist Massimiliano Simoni won a regional council seat, as Salvini steers attention to contests in Campania, Puglia and Veneto and touts Alberto Stefani’s candidacy in Veneto.