in re: candidacy
Meloni did not articulate any interest in European Council presidency. This slight is consistent with her aspiration, leading Italy's uhh renaissance until end of term 2027. Her purported devotion to direct democracy animates the conservative dialect that she speaks to party deputies. Besides, the Council president is appointed by European Council members. The Council rejected Charles Michel's resignation earlier this year and persuaded him to extend his term into July 2024, after EP elections. It's not obvious to me, who most likely will occupy the office when the new (or incumbent) Commission president distributes College portfolios. Meloni is an unlikely Council nominee for president in any case. I can't imagine, hostility toward far-right-authoritarian-antisemitic wings of the EPP subsiding so long as fear of EC infringement enthralls the states' MPs.