Matteo Salvini ruled out any possibility of his party joining forces with the European People's Party (EPP) in the future. The People's Party has subordinated itself to the left and is doing politics in line with the socialists, said the Italian politician.
The leader of the Italian League, Matteo Salvini, reaffirmed his commitment to the conservative right-wing direction at the extraordinary meeting of his party on Thursday. Clarification of the political vision of the party was necessary because different opinions emerged within the League about which European political group the movement should join in the future. , Minister for Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti , known as the League's number two politician, It is known that Giorgetti advocates a rapprochement between the League and the European People's Party.
At the meeting, Matteo Salvini strongly rejected the idea of joining the People's Party , saying that the EPP had never been so weak. "It is unthinkable for us to join the People's Party, as it has subordinated itself to the left," said the former interior minister. He said that in Europe, the socialists and the EPP have been governing together for years. He stated that his party should not run after the left. Instead, Salvini called for a faction in the European Parliament that could represent an alternative to the Socialists.
Although according to some League representatives, Salvini reacted to Giorgetti's statements in support of the People's Party alliance with surprise, indignation and anger, the differences of opinion within the party do not seem to have led to lasting antagonisms. During the meeting, based on press reports, Giorgetti assured Salvini of his full support. In order to determine the long-term direction of the party, the Italian politician called a national conference for December 11-12, at which the League's program will be decided.
The direction in which Salvini wants to move his party was discussed during a video conference earlier this week with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the chairman of the Law and Justice (PiS) party. During the discussions , they talked about the creation of a new European political group, which would unite European conservative forces and right-wing parties , including Morawiecki's PiS party, which is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformers (ECR), Fidesz, which left the left-leaning EPP, and the League, which is currently a member of the European political group Identity and Democracy (ID).
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