The French president and the president of the European Commission have many things in common. Both are in their second term . Both belong to a moderate political area. Both faced elections that were not exactly easy. Both overcame them by allying themselves with the Left. Both now govern without excluding the Right.
After the disastrous result of the European elections, Macron had dissolved the National Assembly to stem the tide of the Right led by Marie Le Pen. He convinced all the souls of the Left to put up a united front with him and what was left of the Gaullist party, which was split over this choice. The operation succeeded. Le Pen for the umpteenth time did not win a majority.
The double-shift uninominal electoral system worked half-heartedly: it only blocked the extreme wing
of the Right and did not generate a homogeneous majority. Macron tried to nominate a Socialist to lead the government. The operationen failed. So he fell back on an experienced Gaullist Michel Barnier who formed a minority government, leaving out Mélenchon's exaggerated Left, Tondelier's Greens and Faure and Glucksmann's Socialists with whom Macron had defeated Le Pen.
The new government will have to rely on the benevolence of the leader of the xenophobic Right who, so as not to do a favor to the Left Front that defeated her, will not vote on the censure motions that Socialists and Mélenchon's followers are already threatening to file. In practice, Macron defeated Le Pen with the help of the Left but now needs the Right to block the resentment of the Left that would like him to step down.
Ursula von der Leyen, after the elections for the European Parliament that marked a strong advance of the Right, managed to get herself re-elected as head of the European Commission by building a broad coalition with Socialists, Greens, Liberals and Populars and closing to any hypothesis of an alliance with Right-wing formations such as the Conservatives led by Giorgia Meloni.
But when it came' to choosing the 26 commissioners, Von der Leyen had to open the door to the Italian Right by giving an executive vice-presidency to Raffaele Fitto .A decision that sowed much ill-feeling among Socialists and Greens.
What is the point of these choices by Macron and Von der Leyen? Apart from the obvious differences between a national government and one covering 27 states, the fact is simple. There is an advance of the Right and a lack of homogeneity of parties that find themselves under the Left label. Macron and Von der Leyen come to terms with reality.
Macron is a juggler, using both the Left and the Right, pitting one against the other to prevent the political collapse of France, which is in dire economic and social straits. He thus hopes to govern over the next three years by preparing a quiet succession to the Elysée
Von der Leyen listens to the voices of her German party, the Cdu, which is pressing to extend a hand to the Right that appears moderate compared to both the aggressiveness of the Afd neo-Nazis and Sarah Wagenknecht's red-brown formation. Hence Ursula's openness to her friend Giorgia, who also did not vote for her as president of the EU Commission. We live in a 'complicated era and a certain flexibility in politics is more a virtue than a flaw.
Have negative prejudices toward Albania finally collapsed?
There are very good Albanian doctors, experienced dentists and surgeons. There are clinics of higher quality than many Italian clinics. Professionalism and professionalism here are now at European levels
So ...... bringing Italians to Albania by reversing the course of past years...?
They came to us.... then we came here. In the future I would also like to operate in tourism because Albania is beautiful to discover.
In short, you want to be a testimonial of young Italian entrepreneurship in, let's say, ever-changing sectors with strong competition. You are also very present in Albanian television stations....
For the past 5 years I have been participating in various TV programs , as an Italian point of view on various issues, to give advice, to talk about Italian culture in Albania. I get invited at least 1- 2 times a month by the best broadcasters. In the future it might even become a job. Who knows.