Right-wing journalist Pietrangelo Buttafuoco nominated for Venice Biennale president

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, a journalist and author with strong connections to the Italian right, has been put forward as the next president of the Venice Biennale, taking over from Roberto Cicutto when his term concludes in March 2024. This nomination is set to be evaluated by Italy's Chamber and Senate, with feedback expected by 14 November. Buttafuoco wrote a book on Silvio Berlusconi, characterized as 'Epic, comic, tragic. Berlusconi as you have never seen him.' His uncle, Antonino Buttafuoco, was a far-right politician linked to the European Right group in the European Parliament during the 1980s. Senator Raffaele Speranzon commended the nomination, indicating it represents the change the Meloni government seeks in cultural and social institutions.