Smiles, handshakes and a few words delivered to the reporters who followed him all afternoon, between Montecitorio and Palazzo Chigi, up to the entrance of the Ministry of Culture. Alessandro Giuli’s first appearance in Parliament as a minister is set in that small area where the Palaces of politics are gathered.
He arrives early at the Chamber, where he has to answer for question time to the group leader of Italia Viva, Davide Faraone, who questions him about the appointments of the Ministerial Commission for the granting of cinematographic contributions, signed by his predecessor at the Collegio Romano, Gennaro Sangiuliano, just before his resignation. The former president of the Maxxi shows up at the Transatlantic together with the undersecretary of Culture Gianmarco Mazzi and the president of the Montecitorio Culture commission, Federico Mollicone. Giuli greets a group of FdI deputies, including Grazia Di Maggio and Francesco Filini, then the president of Noi Moderati, Maurizio Lupi, joins the group. The new minister also talks with some members of the opposition. Before going to the smoking area of Montecitorio he runs into Laura Boldrini: Giuli kisses her hand, she recommends him «at least behave with dignity».
The owner of the MiC also greets Nicola Fratoianni, leader of the Italian Left, then says to the parliamentarians: «I know you will not disappoint me». No joke instead with the journalist colleagues who follow him. Giuli refers everything back to the words spoken in the Chamber, where the new head of Culture undertakes to integrate Sangiuliano’s nominations only with regard to “the lack of respect for gender balance, this is real”. And, in any case, he specifies: «I am not offended by Sangiuliano’s choices». Fifteen appointments, all «of high level», explains the minister.
If the entrance to the Chamber was ahead of schedule, the Minister of Culture chooses to postpone the exit until the end of the ‘question time’ of the other ministers. “A choice of institutional respect towards the Chamber”, explains a minister.
The second half of the day’s ‘film’ continues at Palazzo Chigi, where Giuli arrives on foot, followed by the now customary ‘pile of notebooks and cameras. “I’ve said what I had to say,” is the usual response to the barrage of questions. No comment also on the resignation of the position in the MiC Commission by Libero journalist Francesco Specchia.
Just enough time to smoke a cigarette in the courtyard of honor of the headquarters of the Presidency of the Council and Giuli rolls the ‘closing credits’: he walks the distance that separates Palazzo Chigi from the ministry and dodges the last questions on the G7 Culture. “I’ve already said everything for today,” he replies again, then disappears beyond the entrance of the Collegio Romano.