Giuseppe Conte
President of the Five Star Movement (from August 2021) · Movimento 5 Stelle (Five Star Movement)
Where they stand
The latest thing they said on each issue, dated. Tap an issue for their words and the source.
Economy and energy
Minimum wage A legal minimum wage
Said
He brought the opposition's joint minimum-wage proposal to the Prime Minister.
“Guardi, io sono venuto a Palazzo Chigi, mi sono affiancato a lei, le ho portato la proposta, insieme alle opposizioni, sul salario minimo”
Our translation Look, I came to Palazzo Chigi, I sat beside you, I brought you the proposal, together with the opposition parties, on the minimum wage
Strait of Messina bridge Do not build it
Said
The 13.5 billion for the Strait bridge should go to infrastructure Italians need instead.
“Sulle infrastrutture, che sono davvero necessarie per gli italiani, non certo bloccando 13 miliardi e mezzo su un ponte sullo Stretto, la cui prima pietra è un'inchiesta per corruzione”
Our translation On the infrastructure that Italians really need, certainly not by tying up 13.5 billion on a bridge over the Strait, whose first stone is a corruption investigation
- Nuclear powerNothing on record yet
Society
Migration Managed entry, EU sharing
Said
The EU migration pact should be revised so that responsibility for arrivals is really shared.
“Quanto all'immigrazione, rivediamo quel patto: non se ne vanti. Non si può lasciare tutto a carico dell'Italia, serve una reale, effettiva, responsabilità condivisa.”
Our translation As for immigration, let us revise that pact: do not boast about it. Everything cannot be left to Italy to bear; a real, effective shared responsibility is needed.
Institutions
Judges and prosecutors Keep a single judiciary
Said
Campaigning for No in the referendum, he said separating the careers weakens prosecutors to the benefit of politicians.
“State scardinando la Costituzione per dare potere alla politica. Il disegno è allontanare i pubblici ministeri perché sono quelli che fanno le inchieste sulla politica”
Our translation You are dismantling the Constitution to give power to politics. The plan is to push the prosecutors away because they are the ones who investigate politics
Source AGI, 24 February 2026: Referendum giustizia, il confronto Conte-Mulè all'Università della Calabria (as reported by agi.it)
Electing the prime minister Keep a parliamentary PM
Said
Speaking of the premierato reform and the electoral law, he called a vote for a named leader who then rules alone an autocracy.
“Per voi la democrazia in chiave moderna è un regime illiberale mascherato, sostanzialmente un'autocrazia: voti una casella con il nome già sbarrato - questo è l'ideale - e poi comanda lui o lei, solo, per cinque anni”
Our translation For you, democracy in a modern key is a disguised illiberal regime, essentially an autocracy: you vote for a box with the name already ticked - this is the ideal - and then he or she rules, alone, for five years
Italy in the world
Ukraine Push for talks, fewer arms
Said
Italy should send negotiators rather than keep sending arms to Ukraine.
“Invece di inviare armi a oltranza, mandiamo negoziatori e apriamo gli occhi: Washington, che abbiamo seguito nell'illusione della vittoria, adesso fa affari d'oro con Putin.”
Our translation Instead of sending arms indefinitely, let us send negotiators and open our eyes: Washington, which we followed in the illusion of victory, is now doing golden business with Putin.
Palestinian state Recognise a Palestinian state
Said
He asked the Prime Minister to recognise the State of Palestine at once.
“La nostra non è propaganda, il nostro è senso di umanità, che va oltre anche alla politica e al diritto, che vale sempre, e riconosca subito lo Stato di Palestina”
Our translation Ours is not propaganda, ours is a sense of humanity, which goes beyond politics and law too, which always holds, and recognise the State of Palestine at once
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