The first celebration for Melonian youth after the Fanpage scandal. Fenix ​​between Charlie Kirk and the Rome derby.

It was the Phoenix of Charlie Kirk and the post-Fanpage era. The American activist "was dangerous because he was good at explaining how unreasonable some of the theses they want to forcefully impose on us were," said Giorgia Meloni from the stage at her party's youth festival , Gioventù Nazionale, which concluded today after four days at the EUR lake in Rome. The prime minister's speech addressed almost exclusively domestic policy issues, from employment to the fight against the mafia: " We have created a million jobs, most of them permanent." He defended the militants from the investigation that two years ago led to the resignations of some of the youth leaders , which was intended to mark a break with the past, as Francesco Todde, head of GN in Rome, explained to us: "The name of this edition, 'Without Filters,' is linked to the investigation that splashed us on the front pages, which doesn't tell the slightest about our journey, our history. We're not an extreme movement; we're part of a party. The bad apples were immediately removed."

Meloni then rallied her young people from the stage: "Your honest and selfless commitment is dangerous for some. You were serving to hit a larger target, and clearly that target was me ." And she returned to her line of attack of the last few days: "None of the moralizers who have filled the pages with comments about you have said a word about the despicable post published by self-styled anti-fascists, which featured an image of Charlie Kirk upside down with the caption -1. A death threat. We won't let these people lecture us."

The prime minister quoted Roberto Saviano's words about the American activist, whom the leader of the Italian Left (FdI) had already attacked a year ago in her closing speech at Atreju. "They think the lives of those who think like them are worth more. A slideshow not for the Italian left, but for the global left," was the only reference in her speech to the international dimension. But over the course of the four days, other debates on international politics were widely discussed. "If a Hindu nationalist like Modi ends up in the hands of Putin and Communist China, we need to pause for a moment," said Marco Minniti, former Interior Minister in the Gentiloni government, while Arianna Meloni, with these very words, prompted applause from the audience.

The youth festival provided livelier reflections on party orthodoxy. Trump was also criticized for his behavior following Charlie Kirk's death. "I'm very disappointed that the American president has taken issue with some comedians, like Jimmy Kimmel. He's going down a profoundly wrong path in my opinion," Giuseppe Cruciani said from the stage on Saturday, drawing applause from the audience. "Any censorship is wrong; freedom of the press, criticism, and satire must always be guaranteed," Italo Bocchino commented to Il Foglio on Saturday evening after a debate on Gaza.

Kirk has been remembered on several occasions. During Ignazio La Russa's debate on Friday evening, a minute of silence was observed while former minister Gennaro Sangiuliano and FdI senator Lucio Malan were on stage, along with two banners displayed by the youth of Gioventù Nazionale. At the same time, a banner with the Trump activist's face was also displayed by young members of the Lega Nord at the party's party in Pontida. And while Roberto Vannacci declared, "We are Kirk's heirs," in Rome, shortly before Meloni's speech, Lorenzo Cantalupi, a Roman student who had an exchange with Kirk a year ago during one of his debates, issued the challenge: "We must make a turning point (the American activist's format) in Italy too, in Europe too. I hope we will all commit ourselves to remembering this man."

"We weren't afraid when they were killing us with a wrench," the prime minister said, remembering Sergio Ramelli. "We're not afraid today." A statement that was called "a shocking comparison" by Davide Faraone, vice president of Italia Viva: "Between Pontida and EUR, Meloni, Vannacci, and Salvini seem like a competition to see who can shout better, a sovereignism derby." A decidedly non-political derby instead livened up the backstage at Fenix. Lazio-Roma began a few minutes after the prime minister's speech. Fabio Roscani, president of Gioventù Nazionale, who spoke immediately before Meloni, was jokingly warned by a longtime FdI activist: "Hurry up, there's a match," and the prime minister concluded her speech by saying: "I'm finishing because I don't want to end up like Fantozzi with the radio." Some people on the pitch were wearing the jerseys of the two teams, ready to leave for the stadium after the FdI leader's speech. "I can't do it tomorrow because I have the stadium," we heard an activist say on Saturday afternoon. GN had considered showing the match on the big screen, but that would have been too complicated, some activists explained.

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