Giorgia Meloni and Alberto Presutti
Bathroom break at the press conference, the expert good tone Alleged ad Business: “Melons? Premier true like Berlusconi. But his is an exit from commoner”
It has already gone viral, the long-awaited one Press conference of the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of January 4th. And not so much for its political, economic or foreign content. No, the reason why we will remember the prime minister's speech will be solely… her interruption due to the urgent need to go to the bathroom. A scene that was at times comical and at times desolate, according to some. And while there are those – see the opposition – who cry scandal, many others appreciated Meloni's “genuine” conversation.
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A nice exit or, rather, a lapse in style? We at Affaritaliani.it we asked Alberto Presutti, well-known expert on etiquette and etiquette both in Italy and abroad.
Let's start from the end: could the prime minister have spared herself this outburst on physical needs?
If there is a physical need, it cannot be held back for very long, especially in moments of emotion and nervousness in which the prime minister found herself (laughs, ed). Of course, the exit was a bit like that, a bit peasant in expression, or at least that's what was recorded. A somewhat Roman-style exit, let's say. But on the other hand, the president is truthful, so it is not the first time that she has made this type of outing.
Why do you think Prime Minister Meloni is so accustomed to “true” statements?
It's not the first time precisely because by character, by nature, she comes from a background that characterizes her in this sense. The Prime Minister, more often than not, both in terms of clothing and outings, tries to express herself in a very truthful way, like a commoner, almost as if she were going beyond the protocol that the role she plays requires.
But can Meloni's gesture be defined as a nice gesture or, rather, a lapse in style?
He certainly could have managed the moment of embarrassment that he was creating in a diplomatic way, but as I was saying it seems to me that the character is very spontaneous and truthful, that he is unable to manage this type of event in any other way than as if he were at home. Certainly not making a good impression, from the point of view of etiquette.
Spectators, from politicians to the people, are divided on the point…
There will be those who appreciate this and those who stigmatize this attitude of Meloni. But let's remember many of Berlusconi's outings, when for example he cheated for an official photo… In short, these are political figures who have outings outside the formality of the occasion precisely for a personal nature, almost as if their voters expect this type of behaviors and expressions.
Could the prime minister's have been a precise communication choice?
It is impossible to know whether it was a communication strategy, and it cannot be judged. Even if Meloni is perfectly aware of what, in this case, are the rules of the protocol that a head of government must respect and which he must adhere to.
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