Speaking at the presentation of Mediaset’s programming schedules, he said he did not intend to follow in his father’s footsteps - “for now”.
Pier Silvio, who, among other things, is the CEO of the MediaForEurope group that Mediaset belongs to, also heaped praise on Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“She is doing a unique job,” he said.
“She’s a woman, she’s young, she came from nothing and she has put together the best government in Europe, with great seriousness, commitment and - allow me an outdated word, but one that I like - patriotism, not nationalism, which is a different thing.”
He also criticised a proposal by Forza Italia, the party his father founded that is now led by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, to make it possible for the children of migrants who are born in Italy to apply for Italian citizenship before they are 18 if they have been in the Italian education system for 10 years.
Reacting to the comments, Tajani said it would be “excellent” if Pier Silvio went into politics.
Meanwhile, former PM and centrist Italia Viva leader Matteo Renzi said Wednesday he was severing ties with Modadori, the publisher of his last few books, due to Pier Silvio’s praise of Meloni.
Pier Silvio is also the head of Modadori.
Renzi said he wanted to “preserve my dignity and right to say that this government is not the best in Europe”.
“I will never accept trading my freedom for money,” he added.
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