Delmastro-Bartolozzi resignations, reactions from Renzi to Conte. And now there are calls for Santanchè's "head".

The sharpest of all is Italia Viva leader Matteo Renzi: «A leader takes responsibility and resigns. An influencer makes undersecretaries resign». Thus, the political opponent par excellence of Giorgia Meloni comments on X the resignations of the chief of staff of the Ministry of Justice Giusy Bartolozzi and undersecretary Andrea Delmastro.

The former prime minister and president of the M5S Giuseppe Conte goes further and calls for the head of tourism minister Daniela Santanchè as well. «After the overwhelming popular vote of over 14 million Italians, Meloni had to give in. Delmastro's resignation was absolutely necessary, and for this reason, the M5S had presented a motion for revocation in the past few days. The damage done to the prestige of the highest government institution has been immense», Conte writes on social media. «The premier's chatter about conspiracies and hidden hands melts away like snow in the sun: some newspapers simply dared to do their job, publishing the news and images that proved Delmastro's dealings and those of three executives from Fratelli d’Italia in business with the family of a frontman from the Senese clan. The list of horrors is not over. Will the impact of this overwhelming popular vote also force Minister Santanchè to resign? ».

«The resignations of Delmastro and Bartolozzi arrive; necessary, obligatory, and overdue». Thus says Azione leader Carlo Calenda. 

«Better late than never. One of the key ministries has been wiped out, a political earthquake is underway in the government, and it is absolutely necessary for Giorgia Meloni to come to Parliament immediately to report. The premier cannot escape the chamber; she makes half the government resign to avoid resigning herself», says senator Raffaella Paita, group leader in the Senate for Italia Viva. «Both should have stepped back much earlier for the good of the country, simply because they are inadequate for the role, as they have repeatedly demonstrated, from the Cospito case, to Almasri, to the New Year's shooting. Now we await Delmastro, as a simple deputy, to come to the Anti-Mafia Commission to clarify the matter of the restaurant in Rome of which he was a partner», adds Paita.

“The necessary and overdue resignation of Delmastro from the Ministry of Justice and Grace comes with unforgivable delay,” says Nicola Fratoianni of AVS. “Many aspects still need to be clarified, and we will see - continues the green-red leader - in the coming days what developments will occur. In the meantime - concludes Fratoianni - we welcome the resignations of him and the chief of staff of the Minister of Justice and Grace Bartolozzi as good news.” His colleague Angelo Bonelli, deputy AVS and co-spokesperson for Europa Verde, echoes him.

“It was the Italians, with their vote, who sent Delmastro and Bartolozzi home. Giorgia Meloni has defended the unpunished in recent months: a undersecretary convicted of revealing official secrets who continued to perform his duties and who, not satisfied, opened companies with people linked to the camorra. If it weren’t for the avalanche of No, Delmastro and Bartolozzi would still be in their positions. Far from “he did nothing wrong”: Delmastro has been convicted of revealing official secrets and has partnered with individuals linked to the camorra. Now we await the resignation of Minister Santanchè, indicted for fraud against the State,” says Bonelli.