Giorgia Meloni has quit smoking. The news, first published exclusively by Il Foglio, has now been confirmed. It is difficult to determine the exact number of days that the prime minister has not smoked; it could have been two weeks since the last time, but in any case, we are only just beginning. Corriere della Sera speculates that her decision to give up her beloved Vogue cigarettes sprang from her October visit to Erdogan in Istanbul. "You look great, but you should quit smoking", the Turkish president urged her. She said, "I know, I know". Almost every Italian politician has been a heavy smoker. Berlinguer smoked Turmacs; Craxi preferred menthol Salems and North Poles; Pannella preferred Celtics and Gitanes; Bossi couldn't live without his Garibaldi cigar; Gianfranco Fini only smoked Murattis; and Claudio Martelli began with the Nationals and progressed to Gitanes, filterless Camels, and finally Tuscans and rolling tobacco.