Meloni's advert on Domenica In. Schlein: "She doesn't recognize Palestine, but she goes on TV to talk about pastries."

The Colosseum served as the backdrop, a large table set to host Sunday lunch, with Paolo Bonolis and Sabrina Ferilli setting the table. But above all, an exclusive guest: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni , exceptionally ready to answer studio questions—yes, but about grandparents and pastries.

The episode of " Domenica In" with the prime minister live on air has sparked protests from the opposition. " Giorgia Meloni ," attacks Democratic Party secretary Elly Schlein , "continues to refuse to come to Parliament to explain what Italy will do regarding the recognition of the State of Palestine and sanctions against the Israeli government. Yet she continues to find time to produce election commercials on public service broadcasting. Today, on RaiUno, the flagship channel of her TeleMeloni channel, she explains which lunches and which pastries she prefers to eat on Sundays."

At one of the most delicate moments for foreign policy, the Democratic leader insists: “All this while Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia announce their recognition of the State of Palestine and join the many other states trying to give their contribution to putting an end to the illegal occupation of Gaza and the crimes of the Netanyahu government.”

Democratic Party MPs in the Oversight Committee added: "Not even during the Berlusconi era did RAI bow so shamelessly to the wishes of a prime minister," they commented in a statement. "Today, Telemeloni reached its peak with its connection to Domenica In."

For the Democrats, "the RAI ad is even more serious because Giorgia Meloni has been avoiding any parliamentary debate for months," while "the world is burning, from Gaza to Kiev, but Italian citizens can listen to their own Prime Minister discussing only cooking and other trivial matters through the megaphone of a RAI broadcast." They then conclude: "This is a reflection of the terrible climate experienced at RAI and throughout the country."

The Five Star Movement shared its outrage, citing Barbara Floridia , president of the Rai Oversight Commission : “It is truly sad to see an interview with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on a widely watched programme on Rai, while some regions are going to the polls.”

"Her majority," she adds, "has blocked the Oversight Committee, preventing any parliamentary oversight, so she can, with impunity, be interviewed on Domenica In about Sunday lunches. Her presence is inappropriate and out of place."

A concept reiterated by Five Star Movement parliamentarians in the Oversight Committee in a statement: "RAI has hit rock bottom. On Domenica In, Mara Venier thought it wise to stage an interview with Giorgia Meloni about her Sunday cooking habits, as if she were the friendly aunt from the building next door."

"An indecent operation," they continue, "paid for with public service funds, which are no longer a service but a tool of the regime." This is all the more true given the stalemate gripping Viale Mazzini: "The Prime Minister, who had her followers block the Oversight Committee, can't even muster the courage to explain why she's blocking Parliament from exercising its oversight role. Meanwhile, she's taking up every available space: we've reached Sunday afternoon shows, where instead of answering for her political choices, she talks to us about roast chicken."

According to the Five Star Movement's Rai Oversight Commission, "this is a sign that Meloni no longer has any shame in turning Rai into her personal showcase. And the inevitable question is: what's the next step? Arianna Meloni, a regular guest, will tell us about the struggles of an uphill career, having to "laboriously" climb the ladder in a party where her sister is the leader? We're no longer dealing with Tele Meloni ; we're in a full-blown Teleregime. And as long as the Oversight Commission remains blocked, this abuse of power will continue unchecked."