From initial coolness to the final handshake: the tensions that have built up over the past few months between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the President of the Campania Region, Vincenzo De Luca, also affected the signing ceremony of the Agreement for Development and Cohesion between the Government and the Region.
The signature, which took place at Palazzo Chigi, had a different character compared to those signed with other governors.
Last July 15, Meloni and De Luca had already met in Naples, where the Prime Minister had signed the agreement with the mayor and the extraordinary commissioner for Bagnoli to finance the reclamation and urban regeneration of the former Italsider area.
This time, the event took place in a private manner, with Palazzo Chigi only releasing a video. In the initial images, you can see De Luca spread their arms and mutter as the ceremonial introduces the ceremony, with Meloni smiling and turning away.
Minister Fitto also arrived for the final photo
During the signing, the two almost completely avoid meeting eyes, but then, the frost melts into smiles and a handshake, accompanied by the applause of the staff. The Minister of European Affairs, Raffaele Fitto, also joined for the final photos.
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