"I wish all the mayors elected in the first round of the local elections. The center-right confirms its strength as a coalition government, the value of stability and clarity in the face of Italians". This was declared by the President of the Council Giorgia Meloni while the map of the new municipal administrations takes shape. "The result of the administrative vote - underlines Meloni - is a further boost to the government's action, the consent of the voters spurs us to accelerate the implementation of the program of economic, social and institutional reforms".

Meloni is travelling to Iceland for the Council of Europe with the continental heads of state and government. The summit programme, the fourth at this level in the 73-year history of the Council of Europe, focuses on Russian aggression in Kiev.