Three days before the Italian general elections of 4 March 2018, the current President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, took to the social networks to confirm his availability to serve Italy in the event of victory for the party Forza Italia.
He was responding to an appeal from his political mentor, Silvio Berlusconi, who propelled him into the role of European Commissioner and without whom his political career is unlikely to have taken such a turn.
Tajani is paying dearly for...