Statement by Palazzo Chigi on President Mattarella’s end-of-year message

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, expressed her gratitude to the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, during a telephone call after his end-of-year message, thanking him for the encouragement to govern with the responsibility demanded by these difficult times, following the political elections that led to a woman being Head of Government for the first time. Expressing the common, strong concern for the conflict in Ukraine, President Meloni shared the Head of State’s words on the serious violations of freedom taking place in various areas of the world and on the need for institutional harmony in the interests of young people, women and those who work and look to the future with confidence. She then wished President Mattarella all the best for the continuation of his high office.