Meloni’s cabinet rocked by affair scandal
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- Claudia Conte, a former model and current journalist, has revealed she is having an affair with Italy’s interior minister, Matteo Piantedosi, who is married with two grown children, sparking a new political crisis for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
- Conte was appointed to an unpaid position on a parliamentary commission related to policing and security, raising questions about potential favoritism amid broader government scandals.
- Opposition parties are demanding transparency and accountability from Piantedosi, while government figures defend his private life and performance as minister.
- This revelation follows a series of recent setbacks for Meloni’s government, including the resignation of ministers linked to personal scandals and mafia allegations, and a lost referendum on judicial reform.
- Meloni plans to address parliament soon to outline her government’s future policies and push for electoral reforms aimed at securing greater stability, though critics argue these reforms may disproportionately benefit her coalition.
