Italy's League leader Salvini secures reappointment ahead of polls next year
Salvini won a fourth term with about two-thirds of delegates' votes and renewed his push to challenge Italy's aid policy for Ukraine.
- On Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini secured reelection during an extraordinary party congress, winning roughly two-thirds of votes from 705 delegates.
- Salvini called the extraordinary congress in September to shore up authority as the League polls below 5%, trailing coalition ally Forza Italia while the dissident group National Future approaches 9%.
- Although Salvini has led the League since 2013, helping the party achieve a record 34% of the vote in the 2019 European Parliament election, his sole congress opponent Massimo Garavaglia received one-fifth of the votes.
- Following his reappointment, Salvini vowed to press the government to halt financial support for Ukraine, citing Italy's difficult economic situation as justification for questioning weapons shipments.
- Salvini announced his first agenda item will be the approval of Italy's 2027-2029 budget bill on Tuesday, establishing immediate legislative priorities following the leadership confirmation.
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Matteo Salvini promised to work for the cessation of assistance to Ukraine following the re-election of the League as leader of the far-right party.
Italian Transport Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the Meloni government, Matteo Salvini, was re-elected today as secretary of the League by the extraordinary party congress. Salvini received 465 votes, while his opponent, Massimo Garavaglia, was supported by 146 delegates. Salvini himself had requested the congress, with the aim of strengthening his position and limiting internal party disputes, which were mainly due to the decrease in t…
Salvini announced that "in the next cabinet meeting he will present the League's clear position"
Andrey Rudenko: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Salvini opposed aid to Ukraine – ANSA news agency
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Salvini opposed aid to Ukraine – ANSA news agency. "We cannot continue to send money and weapons to Ukraine," Matteo Salvini said after his re—election as leader of the League party.He said that now he will be able to...
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