Antonio Tajani said he hopes Italy’s next president will be a woman and added that the office could, “perhaps,” go to someone from the centre-right. His remarks set out a political preference alongside the institutional standards he says should guide the choice.
Speaking at the Treviso D’Autore event, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister said the essential point was to find a president able to guarantee “national unity” and “balance.” He supported a woman president, provided a woman willing to take on the role could be identified, and then raised the possibility of a centre-right figure.
The political significance lies in that combination. Tajani placed national unity and balance at the centre of his answer while pairing them with his hope for a woman president and a possible centre-right background. His reference to the political area was phrased as a possibility, rather than as the identification of a candidate.
The supplied ANSA report names no candidate, election timetable or agreement among parties. Tajani’s remarks therefore describe his position on the profile he would like to see in the Quirinale, without identifying who will be chosen.
His formulation proposes two tests: openness to a woman president and an assessment of any figure’s ability to represent national unity and balance. In his account, political origin does not replace that institutional requirement.
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- ANSA · Top news · Source date: 2026-11-15
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