Politics · Italy · 2 hrs ago
Trifone Altieri withdraws from Italy’s anti-corruption agency post
Trifone Altieri has withdrawn from the proposed leadership of Italy’s anti-corruption authority, ANAC.
The government had approved his appointment the day before he stepped aside.
Altieri is a former League lawmaker who became the party’s defence chief in 2024.
Opposition parties argued that his political ties raised concerns about impartiality and asked Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to withdraw the appointment.
Altieri said he made his decision after speaking with Meloni and deputy prime ministers Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani, citing political, institutional and personal considerations.
The proposed appointment will not go ahead, but the accounts give no details about who may lead ANAC next.
Trifone Altieri withdrew from the presidency of Italy’s anti-corruption authority on November 6, one day after the government approved his appointment.
He said he was stepping aside for political, institutional and personal reasons after speaking with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the deputy prime ministers.
Opposition parties had criticized his impartiality, citing his role as the League’s defence chief in 2024.
The government said there were no incompatibilities, while the opposition had asked Meloni to withdraw the nomination.
- Who
- Trifone Altieri, a former League member of parliament.
- What
- He withdrew from the appointment as president of Italy’s National Anti-Corruption Authority, known as Anac.
- When
- November 6, 2026, about a day after the government approved the appointment.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- He cited political, institutional and personal reasons. His appointment had drawn opposition criticism over his political ties and impartiality.
Opposition parties
Italian government
Impartiality
Opposition parties
The opposition said Altieri was not impartial and described the appointment as political allocation of a safeguard role.
Italian government
The government said there were no incompatibilities concerning Altieri.
Appointment
Opposition parties
The opposition parties jointly wrote to Meloni asking her to withdraw the nomination.
Italian government
The government approved Altieri’s appointment and Meloni defended the choice as a government prerogative.
Altieri was appointed the League’s defence chief.
The government approved Altieri’s appointment as Anac president.
Meloni renewed her support for the choice, and the government said there were no incompatibilities.
Altieri announced that he was withdrawing from the appointment.
- Appointee
- Trifone Altieri
- Authority
- Italy’s National Anti-Corruption Authority (Anac)
- Government approval
- November 5, 2026
- Withdrawal
- November 6, 2026
- Party role cited in criticism
- League defence chief in 2024
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What people are saying
Although I possess the requirements and skills needed to take on the role, after speaking with President Meloni and Deputy Prime Ministers Salvini and Tajani, I have decided, for reasons of political, institutional and personal opportunity, to withdraw my availability.
I am sorry for the media attacks and the controversy that accompanied this choice, despite my professional path and the experience gained in important institutional and industrial settings.