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Every week we analyze a politician: promises, misdeeds, personal benefits and costs for citizens.

Salvini Matteo

Matteo Salvini

💼 Federal Secretary of the League, Vice-President of the Council and Minister of Infrastructures and Transport 🏛️ League 🇮🇹 Italia

Italian Government / Italian Parliament

Matteo Salvini (born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician. Senator since 2008, MEP from 2004 to 2018. Vice-President of the Council and Minister of the Interior in the Government Count I (2018-2019). From 22 October 2022 he was Minister of Infrastructures and Transport and Vice-President of the Council in the Meloni Government. It is known for unmaintained electoral promises, for decret security then modified and for its ties with sovereign environments and economic lobby.

🔍 Why the system makes them all like this

Before analyzing this politician, we must understand the system they operate in. It is no accident that they all betray their promises. The system expects it.

📜 The legal articles that allow it

Article 67 of the Constitution
"Every member of Parliament represents the Nation and exercises their functions without a binding mandate."

This rule establishes that once elected, a member of parliament is not legally bound to keep their electoral promises. They can change party, position, or opinion without any legal consequence. Their "conscience" is the only constraint.

Article 68 of the Constitution
"Members of Parliament cannot be held accountable for opinions expressed and votes cast in the exercise of their functions."

This rule guarantees immunity for statements and votes expressed in Parliament. Even if statements are misleading or contrary to public interest, the politician cannot be prosecuted.

Verify on the official source: Senato della Repubblica - Art. 67 | Senato della Repubblica - Art. 68

📚 The theories that explain the system

Gaetano Mosca (1896) — In every society, regardless of the form of government, there is always an organized minority that governs an unorganized majority. Democracy does not eliminate this structure, it merely hides it.
Vilfredo Pareto (1901) — Elites circulate, but the power structure does not change. The people do not govern: only the group of elites occupying the government position changes.
Robert Michels (1911) — Even parties born to represent the masses inevitably end up being controlled by a small circle of leaders. Internal party democracy is an illusion.
"Who says organization, says tendency to oligarchy."

📊 The data that confirms the theories

These are not academic speculations. The data shows the system works exactly as described:

  • Over 90% of the funding of Giorgia Meloni's party comes from contributions paid by MPs themselves, not from the general public. Source: Camera dei Deputati - Bilanci partiti
  • The French government has spent over 2.5 billion euros on external consultants since 2017, a 329% increase in six years. McKinsey supported Macron's campaign in 2017 and then obtained government contracts. Source: Senato Francese - Rapporto McKinsey
  • German Chancellor Scholz has been summoned multiple times as a witness by the parliamentary inquiry committee for the Cum-Ex case, a multi-billion euro tax fraud. Source: Bundestag - Commissione Cum-Ex
  • 18.6% of Italians are at risk of poverty. 9.1% of families are in energy poverty (14.6% on the Islands). 25.6% cannot cope with unexpected expenses. Source: ISTAT - Rapporto povertà
When a politician betrays electoral promises, it is not an individual accident: it is the inevitable product of a system designed to ensure that the elite in power continues to govern. Articles 67 and 68 provide legal protection. The theories of Mosca, Pareto and Michels explain the deep mechanism. It is not the individual politician who is the problem: it is the system.

📋 Electoral Promises

0 Promises Kept
4 Promises Betrayed
2 Partial
2 In progress
0% Promises kept
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Broken

Flat tax to 15% for all, families and businesses. Promise repeated in every campaign since 2018. Reality: introduced only for some VAT games, never for everyone.

📅 04/03/2018
🔗 Verified Sources: https://www.legaonline.it/
❌
Broken

Ship block to stop landings. Announced several times in 2018. Reality: never implemented, NGOs continued to operate and arrivals did not stop.

📅 01/06/2018
❌
Broken

Exit from the euro and return to the lira. Evoked several times during the 2018 campaign. Reality: abandoned after the settlement of the Count I government.

📅 29/05/2018
🔗 Verified Sources: https://www.lastampa.it/politica/
🟡
Partial

Abolition of the law Fornero and Quota 100 for all. Reality: Share 100 introduced only as a temporary measure (2019-2021), then replaced. The Fornero was not abolished.

📅 04/03/2018
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In progress

Construction of the Bridge on the Strait of Messina. Promised in 2018 and 2022. Reality: project approved in 2023, unopened yards. Estimated costs over 10 billion euros.

📅 25/09/2022
🔗 Verified Sources: https://www.ansa.it/
❌
Broken

Repatriation of all illegals and stop to irregular immigration. Promised repeatedly since 2018. Reality: Actual repatriations have decreased, many decrees have been modified or blocked by courts.

📅 04/03/2018
🟡
Partial

Tax cutting and fiscal peace for all. Recurring proposal since 2018. Reality: tax pressure has remained substantially unchanged; sanatoriums have favored only some categories.

📅 04/03/2018
🔗 Verified Sources: https://www.mef.gov.it/
🔵
In progress

Stop at large endless yards and fast public works. Promise repeated by Minister of Infrastructure. Reality: most of the great works are late or blocked.

📅 22/10/2022
🔗 Verified Sources: https://www.mit.gov.it/

✅ What They Did for Citizens

The Truth of Facts:

What They Did for Citizens Promise: "Navy to stop landings.".
The Truth of Facts Reality: no naval blockade has been implemented. The landings continued and NGOs continued to operate.
What They Did for Citizens Promise: "Abolition of the Fornero Law.".
The Truth of Facts Reality: Fornero law has not been abolished. Quota 100 was a temporary measure 2019-2021.
What They Did for Citizens Promise: "Use from the euro.".
The Truth of Facts Reality: the proposal was abandoned after the settlement of the Count I government.
What They Did for Citizens Promise: "Flat tax to 15% for everyone.".
The Truth of Facts Reality: introduced only for some VAT games, never for families and businesses as announced.

❌ Documented Misdeeds

act of government

Security and Responsibility Decrees

Security decrees (2018-2019) produced a huge dispute, with hundreds of appeals and several convictions. Many rules were disassembled by Parliament in 2020.

📅 24/09/2018 🔗 https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/
act of government

Case Diciotti

In August 2018 the ship Diciotti was blocked in Catania with 177 migrants on board by order of the Interior Minister. The case led to an investigation and a long institutional dispute.

📅 16/08/2018 🔗 https://www.repubblica.it/
act policy

Government crisis August 2019

Salvini opened the government crisis in the middle of the summer to seek early elections, but the attempt failed and led to the birth of Count II without the League.

📅 08/08/2019 🔗 https://www.ansa.it/

💵 Who Pays Them

🌐 Who funds ALL parties (6)

These big donors fund both right-wing and left-wing parties at the same time. No matter who you vote for, the funders are always the same.

Fininvest / Family Berlusconi 🌐 CROSS-PARTY

media/editoria/calcio
€ 600.000

The holding company controls Mediaset (main commercial TV), Mondadori (great book editor) and Monza Calcio. The Berlusconi family invested approximately 110 million euros in Forza Italia in ten years. In 2022: 500,000 € from five children and 100,000 € from Fininvest.

Advantage Received Who controls information finances the party that defends its interests.

Marco Rotelli (Gruppo San Donato) 🌐 CROSS-PARTY

private health care
€ 210.000

Major private financier of the election campaign 2022. He donated 30,000 € each to Fratelli d'Italia, Lega, PD, Forza Italia, Italia al Centro, Italia Viva e Impegno Civico. The San Donato Group is the largest private healthcare provider accredited in Italy (18 hospitals, 2,57 billion turnover, 5.8 million patients). Chairman of the Board of Directors is Angelino Alfano.

Advantage Received Every cut to public health results in more space and more revenue for accredited individuals. Rotelli publicly asked for 30 billion more to the National Health Fund.

Wolf Rattazzi 🌐 CROSS-PARTY

finance and air transport
€ 200.000

Entrepreneur of the Agnelli family, vice-president of Banca Finnat, president of the airline Neos, former advisor of Exor. He donated €10,000 to Action and €10,000 to Italy Viva in 2022.

Advantage Received Who has interests in aviation and finance wants friends to the government.

Gianfranco Librandi 🌐 CROSS-PARTY

telecommunications
€ 146.000

Founder of TCI, company among the first fifty in Italy in the field of telecommunications. Former congressman. He donated €10,000 to +Europe, €40,000 to PD and €6,000 to Italy Viva.

Advantage Received Telecommunications is an area governed by politics: who controls them finances parties that decide the rules.

Adriano Galliani 🌐 CROSS-PARTY

football/fininvest
€ 93.700

Chief Executive Officer of Monza Calcio, historic right arm of Silvio Berlusconi, former Senator of Forza Italia. Tied to Fininvest since the 70s. He donated €93,700 to Forza Italia in 2022.

Stefano Bandecchi 🌐 CROSS-PARTY

telematic university

Entrepreneur, founder of the telematic University Niccolò Cusano, mayor of Terni. He publicly stated on TV: "I have funded all the existing policy, from right to left. I gave 200-300 thousand euros a year to Forza Italia. I also funded the League, the PD and the crickets. "

Advantage Received The proof that the system is unique: it finances everyone because its interest is that no one changes the rules.

🏢 Who funds this politician directly (9)

Companies and lobbies that have donated to this party. Many operate in sectors regulated by the government.

Vaporart Srl

electronic cigarettes
€ 170.000

Manufacturer of electronic cigarette liquids (sede Milano, factories in Carugo and Cremosano). He paid €170.000 in three years to the League, of which €50,000 in August 2022 (fifty days before the elections) and €5,000 in January 2023.

Advantage Received Salvini sided against the anti-smoke proposed by Minister Schillaci, publicly defending the outburst.

Ricciardello Buildings spa

building/infrastructure
€ 30.000

Messina company active in motorway contracts (A-20) and supporter of the Bridge on the Strait.

Advantage Received The League has among its battle horses the Bridge on the Strait, a work from which Ricciardello would draw direct benefits.
📅 15/01/2024 🔗 https://www.repubblica.it/

So.I.G.E.A. srl

electric/asphalt lines
€ 30.000

Company bell active in electric and asphalt lines.

📅 30/06/2024 🔗 https://www.adnkronos.com/

Prealux srl

road safety / signs
€ 20.000

Company active in road safety and signs.

Advantage Received Sector regulated by the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport.
📅 30/06/2025 🔗 https://www.editorialedomani.it/

Consorzio Italia Services

railway electrification
€ 15.000

Roman consortium active in railway electrification, tram and metro.

Advantage Received Railways are a sector controlled by the Ministry of Infrastructure.
📅 30/06/2024 🔗 https://www.adnkronos.com/

Sis Società Consortile per Azioni (Fininc)

motorway concessions
€ 10.000

Holding Fininc, Dogliani family. Active in the highway concessions A21, A5, A4 and A3.

Advantage Received The League controls the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport, which regulates highway concessions.
📅 30/06/2025 🔗 https://www.editorialedomani.it/

Nplus srl

structural monitoring
€ 10.000

Thirty company active in structural monitoring of bridges and viaducts.

Advantage Received The Ministry of Infrastructures of Salvini has allocated funds for the maintenance of bridges.
📅 30/06/2025 🔗 https://www.editorialedomani.it/

Sicil Service Cnd srl

ship/ferrovi inspections
€ 10.000

Company of Milazzo active in inspections ships, railways and central.

📅 30/06/2024 🔗 https://www.adnkronos.com/

Consorzio Ferlog

rail transport
€ 10.000

Consortium active in rail transport and maintenance.

📅 30/06/2025 🔗 https://www.repubblica.it/

🎁 Professional Advantages

What they got in exchange for betrayal

post public

Institutional gains held continuously from 2004 to today (Europe, Senator, Minister, Vice-President of the Council).

📅 Since 20/06/2004 🔗 https://www.governo.it/

💰 What They Got Personally

career policy: Political career: MEP (2004-2018), Senator (since 2008), Interior Minister (2018-2019), Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (from 2022), Vice-President of the Council (from 2022).
emolutions: Parliamentary and governmental allowances received during mandates.
visible media: Constant media visibility and political use of immigration as an electoral lever.

💸 Cost for Citizens

great work: Estimated cost of the Bridge on the Strait of Messina: more than 10 billion euros at the expense of the community, with yards not yet open.
- € 10.000.000.000
communication: Expenditure of propaganda and institutional communication related to ministry and the League.
litigation: Costs related to litigation on safety decrees and refusing orders.

⚖️ confronto_titolo

confronto_intro

1. XQXQ

Personal Sovereignty says something simple: no one can decide about your life instead of you. Salvini has promised the flat tax to 15% for all since 2018. He never did it for everyone. He promised the naval blockade in 2018. He never did. He promised to leave the euro. She just left the Count I government. He promised the abolition of the Fornero. She didn't abolish it. He promised to repatriate all the clandestines. The repatriations have decreased. Every betrayal promise is a decision made for you. Whenever he said "yes" in the election campaign and "no" once to the government, he decided for you. And you couldn't do anything. You can't revoke it. You can't force him to keep the word. You have to wait for the next election. And he's coming back. With the same promises. For the eighth time. In our system, you are the source of power. In his, you're a voter to win back every time with the same lies. Abyssal difference.

2. Equal Dignity

The same Dignity says: everyone is born equal, with the same material rights. Period. Salvini has made politics since 2004: MEP from 2004 to 2018, Senator from 2008, Interior Minister in 2018-2019, Minister of Infrastructure since 2022, Vice-President of the Council since 2022. Twenty years of uninterrupted public assignments. Twenty years of public salaries. Twenty years of privilege. While he accumulated charges, the government he was part of spent: More than 10 billion euros for the Bridge on the Strait — unopened yards Public money for propaganda and institutional communication related to its ministry and the League Legal costs for litigation on security decrees and refusing orders What about your lenders? Vaporart Srl — manufacturer of electronic cigarette liquids — paid 170.000 € to the League in three years. And Salvini sided against the anti-smoking tightening proposed by Minister Schillaci, publicly defending the outburst. Ricciardello Costruzioni — a Messina company working on motorway contracts and supports the bridge on the Strait — donated €30,000. Nplus srl — structural monitoring company of bridges and viaducts — donated 10,000 €. The Ministry of Infrastructures of Salvini has allocated funds for the maintenance of bridges. His "equal dignity" is a two-speed dignity: one for those who sign contracts with the Ministry, one for those who still expect the Bridge to be built. In our system, no one can accumulate enough wealth to buy the state. In his, wealth is the state.

3. Sovereign Consent

The Sovereign Consensus says: no one can be minority. If a decision doesn't suit everyone, we keep discussing. Salvini has never sought everyone's consent. He always sought the consent of a part — that part he believes in his promises. And when that part wasn't enough, it opened up government crisis in the middle of summer to search for early elections. As in August 2019: the crisis opened to return to the vote, the attempt failed, and the Count II government was born without the League. He used immigration as an electoral lever for years. He blocked the Diciotti ship in Catania with 177 migrants on board by order of the Interior Minister. He has issued decreti security that have produced hundreds of appeals and several convictions. Many rules were disassembled by Parliament in 2020. Minorities? They don't count. Migrants? They don't count. The courts who denied it? They don't count. Who doesn't vote? It doesn't matter. In our system, even one citizen who says "no" blocks everything. Because between rulers you do not win and you do not lose: you decide together. Salvini has always played to win. We want everyone to win.

4. XQ

The Immune System serves to prevent a man from taking power. Immediate revocation, draw, incompatibility, short and non-renewable mandates. Automatic mechanisms, not good intentions. Salvini is the opposite. He has held public offices continuously since 2004. Twenty years. Twenty years when he promised the same things, he didn't keep them, and he came back. There was not only one moment when he had to realize his work before the citizens. The security decrees? Disassembled by the courts. The Diciotti case? Institutional investigation and litigation. The 2019 government crisis? A personal failure. But he's still there. What about your lenders? Vaporart, Ricciardello, So.I.G.E.A., Prealux, Consorzio Italia Servizi, Sis (autostrade), Nplus, Sicil Service, Consorzio Ferlog. Nine companies operating in sectors regulated by his ministry. Nine companies who paid contributions to the League. Nine companies that today have a friend minister. Michels, a hundred years ago, had foreseen all this: the ferreous law of oligarchy. Every organization inevitably produces an elite that dominates it. Salvini is no exception. It is the living confirmation of the law. And the fact that it comes back with the same promises, after betraying them all, is proof that the system is designed to allow it.

5. Sovereign Coin

The Sovereign Coin says: money is a public service, not a commodity. The Community issue it without debt. Private banks do not exist. Salvini never talks about this. He doesn't say where the money comes from for his policies. He doesn't say who finances his ascent. He doesn't say if he wants to break down the power of the banks or leave it intact. His financiers, however, speak for him: Vaporart Srl (electronic cigarettes): 170.000 € to the League in three years Ricciardello Buildings (A-20 motorways, Bridge on the Strait): 300.000 € So.I.G.E.A. srl (electric lines, asphalt): 30,000 € Prealux srl (road safety, signs): 200.000 € Consorzio Italia Services (trail electrification): 15.000 € Sis Spa (Fininc) (road connections A21, A5, A4, A3): 10,000 € Nplus srl (monitorage bridges and viaducts): 10,000 € Sicil Service Cnd (ships, railway inspections): 10,000 € Consorzio Ferlog (rail transport): 10.000 € More transversal: Fininvest (600.000 €), Rotelli (210.000 €), Rattazzi (200.000 €), Librandi (146.000 €), Galliani (93.700 €), Bandecchi. Inconvenient question: who pays his campaign? Who benefits from his policies? As long as he doesn't say, his "subrase" is only rhetoric. In our system, the money is transparent and plotted. In his, he remains in the shadows.

6. Self-sufficiency

Self-sufficiency says: a sovereign people produces what consumes and consumes what they produce. Energy, food, technology, defense. Material addiction, not flags. Salvini says he wants a "superana" Italy. But then it keeps Italy inside NATO, within the EU, inside all predatory systems that make it dependent. The energy? We import gas and oil. The food? We depend on multinationals. Infrastructure? The Strait Bridge — 10 billion euros — is not yet under construction. What about immigration? He promised the naval blockade in 2018. He never did. NGOs continued to operate. The landings didn't stop. The repatriates have decreased. Security decrees have been disassembled by the courts. The Diciotti case has become an institutional dispute. Vannacci says: "Let's change master." Meloni says: "We stay with the current master." Crosetto says: "We sell weapons to all masters." Salvini says: "Navy boy!" — but he never did. None of them say: "We have no masters." We do. Community of Sovereigns exits NATO, exits the EU, exits the UN. Not because "we are with Putin" or "we are with America." But because we're not with anyone. We're sovereigns. Period.

7. Time of Life

The Time of Life says: the only criterion that counts is the quality of time you spend on this earth. Not GDP, not productivity, not war. Salvini promised the flat tax to 15% for everyone. He never did it for everyone. He promised to abolish the Fornero. She didn't abolish it. He promised to leave the euro. He left the proposal. He promised the naval blockade. He never did. He promised to repatriate all the clandestines. The repatriations have decreased. He promised to cut taxes. Tax pressure has remained substantially unchanged. He promised the Bridge on the Strait. The yards are not yet open. He promised "stop to the big endless yards." Most great works are late or blocked. Eight promises betrayed in eight years. And the cost for citizens? 10 billion euros for the Bridge on the Strait, unopened yards Public money for propaganda and institutional communication Legal costs for litigation on security decrees and refusing orders This is his legacy: money spent, betrayed promises, lost time. The time of Italian life was stolen twice: first to pay taxes, then to pay the account of his promises. In our system, free time is the supreme criterion. Every hour spent working to pay a never-maintained promise is an hour of stolen life.

8. The politician as a school case

If Moscow, Pareto and Michels wanted an empirical case for their theories, they could not find him better than Salvini. Moscow said that in every society there is a political class that governs the disorganized majority. Salvini has been a member of this class for 20 years. Europarlamento since 2004, Senator since 2008, Minister since 2018. She spent her entire adult life in politics. He's not a people man. He is a politician, the son of a system he learned to use to conquer and maintain power. Pareto said that the story is a cemetery of aristocracies and that the elite circulate. Salvini is the perfect example: the Elite of the League, which, after the season of federalism and the independence of Padua, has recycled itself into nationalist and sovereign elite. His ascent is not a revolution. It's elite circulation. Power changes slogans, but remains in the same hands. Michels said democracy inevitably produces oligarchy. Salvini is the confirmation: twenty years of public office, nine direct financiers operating in sectors regulated by his ministry, and a capacity to re-enter the same promises after betraying them all. His strength does not come from the people. It comes from its network of relationships, from financiers, from media visibility. It is the very definition of oligarchy: the government of few, for few, without the consent of the most. The fundamental difference: we want to disconnect the ferreous law of oligarchy. Salvini embodies her. And the fact that it comes back every time with the same promises is proof that the system is designed to allow it.

9. The vote that brought you here

If you have voted for Salvini, know that you have done an abdication of sovereignty. You gave him your power. And he, once elected, is free to do the opposite of what he promised you. It is the Constitution itself that allows it. Article 67: "Every member of Parliament represents the Nation and exercises its functions without a mandate. "
→ Translated: electoral promises are ragged paper. He can betray you, legally. Article 68: Parliamentary immunity.
→ Translated: If you commit crimes, you need permission from your colleagues to process it. They almost never give it up. Together, they form the shield of Casta. The first one lets you betray. The second protects you while you do it. Salvini betrayed the flat tax at 15%. He betrayed the naval blockade. He betrayed the euro. He betrayed the abolition of the Fornero. He betrayed the repatriation of all the clandestines. He betrayed the tax cut. He betrayed the Bridge on the Strait. He betrayed the "stop to the big endless yards." Eight promises betrayed in eight years. And the Constitution protects him. And he's coming back. With the same promises. For the eighth time. In Community of Sovereigns, all this does not exist. No immunity. No warrant without constraint. Who's wrong pays. Those who betray laugh. And those who come back with the same promises are not even allowed to do so. Because there are no elections. There are no campaigns. There are no promises. Only decisions taken together, as a peer, without masters.

Conclusion

Salvini is not a political opponent like others. It is the anti-Community of Sovereigns in its most repetitive form. Every principle is the denial of our principle: He wants the hierarchy. We equality. He wants the majority crushing. We are unanimity. He wants the boss. We the mechanisms. He wants propaganda. We are the truth. He wants the past. We're the future. He promised the flat tax. She didn't. He promised the naval blockade. He didn't. He promised to leave the euro. She abandoned her. He promised the abolition of the Fornero. She didn't abolish it. He promised to repatriate all the clandestines. The repatriations have decreased. He promised to cut taxes. Tax pressure has remained unchanged. He promised the Bridge on the Strait. The yards are not yet open. He promised the "stop to the big endless yards." The great works are late. Community of Sovereigns is the only possible answer. Not because it's perfect, but because it's the only one that doesn't reproduce the twists of the past. Salvini is the past that returns. We are the future that has yet to be born. The choice is clear. And it doesn't admit neutrality.

The champion of betrayal promises

Salvini promised the same thing for eight years. Here's your resume: Promised Year Reality
2018 Flat tax to 15% for all Only for some VAT games
2018 Never implemented naval block
2018 Euro Exit Abandoned
2018 Abolition of the Fornero Quota 100 temporary, Fornero never abolished
2018 Repatriation of all the clandestine Rimpatri diminished
2018 Tax cutting Unchanged tax pressure
2022 Bridge on the Strait Cantieri not yet open
2022 Stop to the endless yards Major works late or blocked
The cost for citizens: More than 10 billion euros for the Bridge on the Strait Public money for propaganda and institutional communication Legal fees for litigation on security decrees His financiers: Vaporart (electronic cigarettes): 170.000 € — Salvini defends the svapo Ricciardello Buildings (road, bridge): 300.000 € Nplus (monitorage bridges): 10,000 € — its ministry allocates funds for the maintenance of bridges More than seven direct lenders in areas regulated by his ministry The result: A man who has been promising the same things for eight years, never keeps them, finances himself with companies that operate in the sectors that he himself rules, and resumes every time as if it were the first. This is not democracy. It's a legalized joke. In Community of Sovereigns, this would not be possible. There's no election. There are no campaigns. There are no promises. Only decisions taken together, as a peer, without masters. And who's wrong pays. Always.

⚖️ Final Balance

👤 For Them

EVERYTHING

3 What They Got Personally

👥 For You

NOTHING concrete

3 Cost for Citizens

💰 15 Who Pays Them  |  🎁 1 Professional Advantages

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