Delmastro and Bartolozzi have resigned. The undersecretary stated: "I have not done anything wrong."

"Today, I have submitted my irrevocable resignation from the position of Deputy Minister of Justice. I have always fought against crime, with concrete and important results, and although I have not done anything wrong, I made a mistake for which I take responsibility, as soon as I became aware of it. I assume responsibility for this, in the interest of the Nation, even more so than for the affection and respect I have for the government and for the Prime Minister." This was stated in a note by Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove. Delmastro, together with the head of the cabinet of the Ministry of Justice, Giusi Bartolozzi, had just met with the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio, in the offices of via Arenula. Giusi Bartolozzi, the head of the cabinet of the Ministry of Justice, also resigned after meeting with the Minister of Justice, Carlo Nordio. The turmoil within the government, following the referendum, could lead to further resignations. "A leader takes responsibility and resigns. An influencer gets deputy ministers to resign," commented Matteo Renzi, leader of Iv, on X. For Raffaella Paita, leader of the Italia Viva group in the Senate, "one of the key ministries has been wiped out, there is a political earthquake in the government, and it is absolutely necessary for Giorgia Meloni to immediately go to Parliament to report. The Prime Minister cannot escape the chamber; she is forcing half the government to resign to avoid resigning herself." "Both should have stepped down much earlier for the good of the country, simply because they were not up to the task, as they have repeatedly demonstrated, from the Cospito case to the Almasri case, to the New Year's Eve shooting. Now we await Delmastro's appearance before the Anti-Mafia Committee as a simple deputy to clarify the matter of the restaurant in Rome of which he was a partner," added Paita. For Angelo Bonelli, MP of AVS and co-spokesperson of Europa Verde, "it was the Italians, with their vote, who sent Delmastro and Bartolozzi home. For months, Giorgia Meloni has defended impunity: a undersecretary convicted of revealing official secrets who continued to exercise his functions and, dissatisfied, opened companies with people linked to the Camorra. If it hadn't been for the avalanche of 'No' votes, Delmastro and Bartolozzi would still be in their positions. It's not that he 'didn't do anything wrong': Delmastro was convicted of revealing official secrets and formed companies with individuals linked to the Camorra. Now we await the resignation of Minister Santanchè, who has been indicted for fraud against the State." Nicola Fratoianni of Avs observes that "the necessary and proper resignations of Delmastro from the Ministry of Justice come with inexcusable delay" and maintains that "many aspects still need to be clarified, and we will see what developments there will be in the coming days. Meanwhile," concludes Fratoianni, "we welcome the resignations of him and the head of the cabinet of the Minister of Justice, Bartolozzi, as good news." "It is good that Delmastro and Bartolozzi have resigned, although for us it is even too late, since they should have done so earlier. After everything that has happened, from the Almasri case to the anti-institutional methods with which the minister and the main players of via Arenula conducted the campaign for the referendum, the question is: when will the Minister Nordio resign?" says the secretary of +Europa, Riccardo Magi. "Of course, in a normal country, an earthquake of this magnitude in a key department like Justice would bring down the entire government," concludes Magi. "Delmastro and Bartolozzi's resignations are necessary, proper, and overdue," says Carlo Calenda, leader of Azione.