Overview
- Conte said he had an urgent operation to remove a tumor, which later tests confirmed was benign and allowed him to return to normal life.
- He thanked supporters across parties and the press for what he called sincere solidarity.
- He also shared that his son Niccolò was bedridden for nearly two years during the COVID period and has since recovered.
- In new attacks on Giorgia Meloni’s government, he cited weak growth, no major reforms, higher NATO spending and poor defense of Italians seized in international waters.
- He said the Five Star Movement will open 100 public forums to build a shared program, with primaries considered later to widen participation and curb leader-centric politics.