Italy’s Salvini Calls Congress Seeking to Tighten Grip on League Party
The party board will meet in Milan to set rules as critics question Salvini’s leadership and the League polls below 6%, analysts said.
- On Monday, Matteo Salvini unexpectedly called an extraordinary League congress for October to consolidate his authority. The party board is meeting in Milan to set rules for the gathering, which comes just 18 months after the last one.
- Besieged by declining poll ratings and internal rivals, Salvini aims to reinforce his legitimacy. Addressing supporters at the Pontida rally on Sunday, he declared, "We win when we are united," to demonstrate party cohesion.
- Recent surveys place the League below 6%, a sharp decline from the record 34% Salvini achieved in the 2019 European Parliament election. The party now trails the breakaway National Future, which is polling at around 8%.
- Critics including Lombardy Governor Attilio Fontana are questioning Salvini's leadership while advocating a renewed focus on the party's northern roots. It remains unclear whether delegates will challenge his position or simply approve his political line.
- Politics professor Lorenzo Castellani of Luiss University believes the congress could signal potential early national elections before the second half of 2027. He notes Salvini is exploiting the fact that his "internal opponents currently lack a frontman.
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The extraordinary congress of the League shows all the weakness of its leadership in this phase of party crisis
Italy’s Salvini calls congress seeking to tighten grip on League party
By Angelo Amante ROME, Sept 21 - Besieged by internal rivals and with poll ratings declining, Matteo Salvini has unexpectedly called an extraordinary congress of his co-ruling League party, a move analysts see as an attempt to shore up his authority a...
Italy's Salvini calls congress seeking to tighten grip on League party
ROME, Sept 21 - Besieged by internal rivals and with poll ratings declining, Matteo Salvini has unexpectedly called an extraordinary congress of his co-ruling League party, a move analysts see as an attempt to shore up his authority ahead of elections due next year. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The secretary: "I'll ask if I have the confidence of my family, by raising my hand" "L'assise" by October. The scheme: federalists in Italy, sovereignists in Europe. Strong role for Zaia. The article Pontida, the challenge of Salvini: congress and two points to return to win comes from The Truth.
Waiting for the secretary to come up on the stage of the League for the traditional party, the militants share the t-shirts "I am with Matteo" and "Lega Nord" until death.
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