guardian news Steve Bannon in Rome to 'support far-right candidate' in Italian election

[umbertino]

 

Matteo Salvini of La Lega ( the league) is winning support with anti-immigation and anti-EU rhetoric

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome

Thu 1 Mar 2018 13.03 GMT

 

 

 

Steve Bannon is said to believe Italy’s election could pave the way for new populist movements to fight the influence of the EU

Photograph: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/01/steve-bannon-in-rome-to-support-far-right-candidate-matteo-salvini

[umbertino]

Matteo Salvini extends Northern League's appeal as far south as Sicily

 

 

Southern Italians, whom he used to dismiss as parasites, voice support for the leader of La Lega

 

 

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome and Lorenzo Tondo in Catania

Thu 1 Mar 2018 00.00 GMT

 

 

 

Matteo Salvini has won over some Sicilians with his anti-migrant and anti-EU rhetoric

Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/01/matteo-salvini-extends-his-far-right-appeal-as-far-as-sicily

 

 

 

umb's note. the party's official name had been "Lega Nord" ( Northern league) since the very beginning....They used to talk about having the interests at heart ONLY of Northern Italians and used to talk bad ( even with real racist tones) against Southern Italians even ( you can imagine how  they talk and reason on Immigrants....) ...

 

In the last months ( we go to vote next Sunday) he very usefully changed the name in just "Lega" ( League") eliminating the discriminatory adjective " Northern" .....ONLY ( obviously) for his electoral expectations.....Not much more to add......

 

[bostonangler]

Steve Bannon is irrelevant... He's probably there for the free wine...

 

B/A

[umbertino]

3 minutes ago, bostonangler said:

Steve Bannon is irrelevant... He's probably there for the free wine...

 

B/A

 

I'd like to say and think it is so....But you never know.....We'll see......