She later acquired shares of the Billionaire company, along with Flavio Briatore, Lele Mora, Paolo Brosio and Marcello Lippi.

In 2005, Santanchè was harshly criticised when she showed her middle finger, in a gesture of insult, towards a student protest against the Moratti school reform.

The same day, she was appointed official speaker for the party[3] Santanchè was then the Prime Minister candidate for The Right in the 2008 Italian general election.

Along with Flavia D'Angeli (Critical Left) and Fabiana Stefanoni (Communist Alternative Party), she was the first woman to be a candidate for Italian prime minister.

[citation needed] The Right did not acquire the necessary share of votes (4% for the Chamber, 8% for the Senate) to enter the Parliament and Daniela Santanchè therefore ended her parliamentary mandate.

After seven years as deputy, she received €65,534 as termination indemnities (trattamento di fine rapporto), and €3,605 monthly as lifetime allowance.

On 22 October 2006, while she was participating in a live show, Controcorrente, to discuss matters regarding the Islamic veil, Santanchè was criticized by the Imam of Segrate.

In her version, Santanchè said she had asked the police to intervene, alleging that Italian law bans appearing in public with a veil, and that she had made no contact with any Muslim woman.

[7] On 25 September on the il Fatto Quotidiano newspaper, a short video shot by Peacereporter seems to disprove any alleged assault on Santanchè.