European elections, Mediaset trips up the League: less Salvini in talks and news
In the last days of the election campaign, Fedele Confalonieripresident of Mediaset and former right-hand man of Silvio Berlusconi, urged the directors of the group’s television channels to actively support Forza Italia.
In detailas he writes DagospiaConfalonieri he would have convened the company top management and the directors of the Biscione networks to discuss the upcoming ones European elections and ordered them to favor political forces that promote “pro-European” values. In particular, he referred to Forza Italiastating that the party, one year after Berlusconi’s death, must be supported and is trying to overcome the League as the second party of the centre-right coalition.
This orientation will influence media coverage of talk shows and information programs, with greater attention towards leaders, parliamentarians and candidates of Forza Italia. This move is also seen as a possible change in future television schedules, with a potential shift towards more moderate and less extremist faces.
The support of Confalonieri to Forza Italia is also interpreted as an endorsement towards Tajani and its message “A reassuring force at the center of Europe”. On the other hand, a distance from the League Of Salviniwhich is shifting its message further to the right against the European Union.
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