Overview
- After right-leaning coverage framed his interview as a turn to the right, Aboubakar Soumahoro said in an official note that he never declared an intention to run with the center-right and that the tricolor represents everyone.
- In a new interview he said any 2027 bid would be considered later, stressing that his current focus is on pragmatic economic initiatives rather than party alignments.
- He plans to travel to Senegal, Ivory Coast and Guinea around New Year, saying potential investors who joined a parliamentary forum he organized will accompany him.
- He promotes an Italy–Africa agenda citing figures including Africa’s annual $402 billion financing need by 2030 and €57 billion in Italy–Africa trade in 2023, with €38 billion in imports and €19 billion in exports.
- Il Giornale’s commentary mocked the perceived shift, while he describes himself as pragmatic and says he no longer views politics through “the lenses of the 1900s.”