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Giorgia Meloni (46), Italy's first female prime minister in history and the first far-right prime minister in 100 years, has announced her separation from her cohabiting partner.
On the 20th (local time), Prime Minister Meloni announced on X (formerly Twitter) that "the relationship that lasted nearly 10 years ends here," revealing her breakup with her cohabiting partner Andrea Zambruno, according to Yonhap News.
She added, "I thank him for the wonderful years we spent together, the hardships we endured, and for giving me the most important daughter in my life," and said, "For some time, we have been walking different paths, and now it is time to acknowledge that."
When Meloni became Italy's first female prime minister, Zambruno drew attention as the first "First Gentleman." The couple has been in a de facto relationship and has a 7-year-old daughter.
Media reports suggest that Meloni's recent decision is related to Zambruno's recent "lewd remarks scandal."
On the 17th and 19th, the Italian media group Mediaset's satirical current affairs program Striscia la Notizia exposed Zambruno for flirting with female colleagues and making lewd remarks.
According to the broadcast, Zambruno, who hosts the news show Today's Diary on Rete 4, flirted with a female colleague by saying, "You are a very smart woman," and "Why didn't we meet earlier?" An audio clip was also released in which he flaunted an office affair, asked someone if they were single, and said that if they participated in group sex, they could work with him.
Before this exposure, Zambruno had caused controversy several times due to inappropriate remarks.
In August, while covering a series of gang rape cases involving teenage girls on air, he sparked strong backlash by saying, "If you don't lose your senses while drunk, you can avoid encountering 'wolves,'" seemingly shifting the responsibility for the crimes onto the victims.
At that time, Prime Minister Meloni stated, "A journalist should not be attacked just because they love me," and said she would no longer respond to questions about her partner's remarks.
Local media reported that many politicians left messages of encouragement in the comments after Meloni announced the breakup.
Meanwhile, Meloni, who took office in October last year, is regarded as the "first far-right prime minister in 100 years." Under the slogan "Strong Italy," she has solidified her position with a clear far-right stance, emphasizing anti-immigration, anti-refugee, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-European integration policies. She has also been called the "female Mussolini."
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