Salvini little Belva in Fagnani’s living room on Rai2
What Matteo Salvini said in the “Belve” broadcast hosted by Francesca Fagnani on Rai2
Interest does not spoil friendship, the old saying goes. Which seems to be particularly valid in politics in the current relations between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her deputy, Minister of Infrastructure-Transport and leader of the League, Matteo Salvini. Described as the "dangerous" ally of "Giorgia", who could even destabilize the government , although in this left-wing media story it is not clear what he would gain from it, Salvini last night in a very transparent and calm way, in a relaxed interview on Rai2 on "Belve" by Francesca Fagnani illustrated its strategy for the European elections with the aim of "exceeding 9 percent". With the premise reiterated with great certainty that the government will last, the "captain" reaffirmed his entire line of alliance with the European right of the Id group, of which the League is the pillar, he reaffirmed the line against the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen, the clear message that came from the recent demonstration in Rome . And he did so not at all embarrassed, but rather satisfied with the intervention in support of him as opposed to Meloni by his historic "friend" Marine Le Pen who challenged the prime minister to clarify whether he still wants Ursula or not.
Pressed by Fagnani, Salvini claimed the fact, in short, that everyone in the European elections, even more so with proportional representation, is natural for them to assert their identity. But this, he forcefully reiterated, does not mean putting the government in crisis at all. Or his "friendship under construction" with Meloni, with whom in the morning he exchanges joking messages about the fact that, according to the newspapers, they hate each other.
Salvini seems to be saying: the government is safe, but leave it to me and my party, Giorgia. He claims the objective of recovering lost consensus, of "going back to being the first, but this not to the detriment of the government and allies".
There is a clear political message which also seems to be addressed to the small fringe mainly of former parliamentarians who are no longer up for re-election who contested it yesterday and externally to those who are giving it on the road to sunset: I won't give up. “I still have a lot to give,” he underlines. And it explains why the government will not fall. Paying homage to his political father Umberto Bossi, Salvini recalls that as the Senatùr taught him: "Votes are weighed, not counted", according to Cuccia's saying for shares. In short, you can have even fewer votes but make them yield more than when you had three times as many: "We are getting more things now (evident reference to Autonomy, first of all ed. ) than we would have gotten if we remained in government with the Five Stars."
Salvini totally claims the choice to pull the plug on the Conte/1 government. The Senatùr, as we know, preferred to have fewer votes by returning to the government with Silvio Berlusconi after the '94 crisis, obtaining "Devolution", although it was then rejected in the referendum but won in the North, than to remain alone in the opposition with very high numbers. higher.
As for the latest criticisms made by Bossi about the party being too far to the right, but in a very sober way unlike some "Bossi supporters", Salvini jokes: "It's already been a long time since he said he doesn't know if I'm making a political mistake. I remember some of Umberto's outbursts on the phone at night, with my parents protesting because they were sleeping." Then, an affectionate tribute to the old "boss" founder of the Northern League, which sounds like Salvini's reproach to himself: "How long has it been since I heard from Bossi? Too much time. He is a genius who brought hitherto unimaginable issues into politics."
As for the prime minister, Salvini comments: "Giorgia and I are necessary to each other." Photograph of a united but plural coalition, not crushed by a single party.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/matteo-salvini-belve-fagnani/ on Wed, 03 Apr 2024 05:41:33 +0000.