guardian news Italy looks set for fresh elections as it enters third month without government

[umbertino]

 

Hopefully he (and those like him) will soon reap what they sowed....Hate, Rage, Desperation, Divisiveness...and Racism...Toward themselves.....So maybe they'll learn a few things.......

 

He already threatened all those ( that includes me, obviously) who think different from him / them....that they will govern this Country for the next 30 years and we should get used to that.....Typically fascist speech

 

 

We'll see

Edited July 1, 2018 by umbertino

[umbertino]

IN PICTURES: The Siena Palio, Italy's historic horse race

 

The Palio di Siena is a twice-annual festival that sees the Tuscan city's various districts compete in a bareback horse race

 

 

The Local

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@thelocalitaly

2 July 2018

12:14 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

The Palio di Siena, one of Italy's oldest horse races. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

 

 

 

Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP

 

 

 

More pics

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180702/siena-palio-italy-historic-horse-race

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why a photo of Italy's champion relay team has politicians scrapping

 

Few things bring a country together like sporting victories, and with Italy failing to make it to the World Cup, good news from Italian athletes should be more welcome than ever. But in today's charged political climate, even a triumph on the track started arguments

 

 

Jessica Phelan

news.italy@thelocal.com
jessicalphelan

2 July 2018

16:33 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

From left: Raphaela Lukudo, Maria Benedicta Chigbolu, Libania Grenot and Ayomide Folorunso

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180702/italy-400m-relay-team-photo-matteo-salvini-roberto-saviano

 

 

Enjoy, Mr. Salvini!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'League of Leagues': Italy's Matteo Salvini calls for anti-immigration alliance across Europe

 

Italy's hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini called for a Europe-wide alliance against "mass immigration" at a triumphant annual gathering of his far-right League party on Sunday

 

 

AFP

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2 July 2018

09:02 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Italy’s Interior Minister and Deputy PM Matteo Salvini speaks during the annual meeting of Lega Nord (North League) in Pontida, northeast Milan, on Sunday. MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180702/italys-far-right-league-holds-annual-rally-in-buoyant-mood

 

 

 

Why am I surprised ( I am not infact) ?  Fascists will be fascists....He's been seated at the Gov't (as Interior Affairs Minister and Vice Prime Minister...plus being still Head of the League party) for 1 month now...and he showed us  that  every single day.......

 

Let's see  how this Horror Comedy unfolds........I know we ain't seen nothing yet........The worst has yet to come.......Hopefully then  the People will start realizing.......Hopefully......

Edited July 2, 2018 by umbertino

[umbertino]

 

Palio di Siena

 

 

Rehearsal and race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palio_di_Siena

[umbertino]

Italy’s Salvini promises new Euroskeptic bloc in 2019

 

The right-wing Italian deputy prime minister wants to spread his domestic success to other European countries

 

 

By Ryan Heath

7/1/18, 10:18 PM CET

Updated 7/2/18, 3:48 PM CET

 

 

 

https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-matteo-salvini-promises-new-euroskeptic-bloc-in-2019-european-election-eu-league/

[umbertino]

Italy to give Libya extra boats to deal with migrant crossings

 

The Italian government will give Libya 12 boats to help them "fight human trafficking" and curb the flow of migrants into Europe, Rome announced on Monday

 

 

AFP

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@thelocalitaly

3 July 2018

11:55 CEST+02:00

 

People picked up from the Mediterranean by the Libyan coastguard. Photo: Taha Jawashi/AFP

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180703/italy-to-give-libya-boats-mediterranean-migrants

 

 

 

Wow.....First of all.....In Libya there's not just one Gov't but at least 2 or 3  "Gov'ts" bragging they are the only ones rulers of the Country while instead they only influence and somehow "govern" some  specific areas and that's it.....Total confusion

 

Besides it's a known fact that all of those in a power position use migrants as slaughter flesh ( for money) raping, extorting money, killing etc.....

 

It was proven that many in the Military & Coast Guard, once they  have "saved" migrants in the sea...They then sell them to the various  human beings traffickers......All that can obviously only worsen after Salvini's choice not to accept NGO's boats into Italian ports anymore....More raped, more killed, more blackmailed and threatened for getting money etc ( as if their lives had been good, so far....Add insult and way more injury to the already existent  injury ....)

 

 

https://www.usip.org/publications/2018/04/current-situation-libya

 

 

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/libya

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13754897

 

 

https://www.bti-project.org/en/reports/country-reports/detail/itc/LBY/

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_Civil_War_(2014–present)

[umbertino]

 

Here we go again....But Politicians ( Italian and European) don't care about human lives....They're not their immediate family, friends, relatives....Thus they may drown and die.....No big deal.....

 

Surely many of those politicians will even call themselves religious and / or  very religious....Yeah right.......

 

 

Mediterranean: more than 200 migrants drown in three days

 

Death toll for 2018 exceeds 1,000, sparking concerns over Italian and Libyan crackdown

 

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Tue 3 Jul 2018 15.10 BST

 

 

Nine-year-old Khingsley Dokowada, from Central African Republic, rests on the deck of a Spanish NGO vessel

Photograph: Olmo Calvo/AFP/Getty

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/03/mediterranean-migrants-drown-three-days-libya-italy

Edited July 3, 2018 by umbertino

[new york kevin]

Hey if Italy can do without an official government than maybe  Iraq can also. The illegal immigrants should be repatriated to their country of origin asap. While waiting in Italy they should be held in luxury tent cities behind barbed wire 10 ft fenses.

Edited July 3, 2018 by new york kevin

[umbertino]

1 minute ago, new york kevin said:

Hey if Italy can do without an official government than maybe  Iraq can also.

 

Hello NYK....But we have now ( since 1 June infact) an official Gov't.....Sigh........

 

Happy 4th to you and Family

[umbertino]

Matteo Salvini backed by politician 'with links to mafia'

 

Interior minister won senate seat with backing of Giuseppe Scopelliti, who is accused of having ties to ‘Ndrangheta

 

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome

Tue 3 Jul 2018 12.30 BST

 

 

Matteo Salvini’s electoral gains in Calabria allegedly ‘relied on the support of men with a troubled past and a dark political history’,

Photograph: Mimmo Carriero/IPA/Rex/Shutterstock

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/03/matteo-salvini-backed-by-politician-with-links-to-mafia

 

 

 

So far .....Such a huge, shocking and troubling news hasn't made its way to the Italian media.....No TV's, no papers......Nothing......Hmmmm

 

I just read it here on the Guardian.....

Edited July 3, 2018 by umbertino

[new york kevin]

7 minutes ago, umbertino said:

 

Hello NYK....But we have now ( since 1 June infact) an official Gov't.....Sigh........

 

Happy 4th to you and Family

Italy or Iraq ?

[umbertino]

2 minutes ago, new york kevin said:

Italy or Iraq ?

 

Italy.......And I wrote "Sigh" meaning that it would have been better (me thinks)  if we delayed a bit longer  rather than having this here HORRIBLE Gov't.....

 

My thoughts of course...Others in this Country will certainly tell you that this is the best Gov't ever.....

[umbertino]

 

I just saw him (Salvini) on a TV interview....Really hopeless...And when the interviewer tries to dig deeper and questions him thoroughly on his policies, etc...He gives 2nd grader replies......

 

He tries to justify his obvious racism with lots and lots of cheap talk.......Works for some , evidently.....

Edited July 3, 2018 by umbertino

[umbertino]

 

Finally...A word ( long due) of wisdom from our President of the Republic

 

Italy's president criticizes Salvini's 'irresponsible' migrant policy

 

Italy's president has suggested Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's migration policy is "irresponsible", and called for politicians to use "rationality" when discussing immigration

 

 

The Local

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@thelocalitaly

4 July 2018

16:43 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

Sergio Mattarella pictured in late May. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP

 

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180704/italys-president-slams-salvinis-irresponsible-migrant-policy

[umbertino]

Italy needs migrants says pensions chief, you live on Mars responds Salvini

Boeri bemoans 'disinformation' about workers from abroad

 

Redazione ANSA Rome

04 July 201813:58 News

 

 

 

Salvini vs BoeriALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA

 

 

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/04/pension-syst-needs-migrantsnumbers-overestimated-inps-chief_6794c878-8d7b-4274-950f-839ca3a22f7e.html

 

 

 

 

 

League says attack on democracy,to ask meet Mattarella

'They want to KO top Italian party'

 

Redazione ANSA Rome

04 July 201818:22 News

 

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/04/league-says-attack-on-democracyto-ask-meet-mattarella-3_ba661bbf-1b89-41f2-8cf2-254a92e36341.html

Edited July 4, 2018 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Italy's top court orders €49 million to be seized from League party funds

 

Italian authorities should seize League funds "wherever they may be" until it has recouped some €49 million ($57.11M)  of public money received by the party's former leader and convicted fraudster, Italy's supreme court has ruled

 

 

The Local

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4 July 2018

11:42 CEST+02:00

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20180704/italy-league-party-funds-seized-embezzlement-umberto-bossi

[umbertino]

Italy’s Matteo Salvini: the European leader most like Trump

In less than a month he has upended his country’s policies on migration and asylum

 

Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 01:00

Stephanie Kirchgaessner

 

 

 

 

Italy’s interior minister and deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini: those who knew him believed he was a true ideologue. Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/italy-s-matteo-salvini-the-european-leader-most-like-trump-1.3542105

 

[umbertino]

 

About the murder of a Mali Immigrant in Calabria

 

 

 

 

[umbertino]

 

 

[umbertino]

 

 

[umbertino]

Salvini's anti-migrant pledge 'practically impossible' to fulfil

 

Expulsion vow was an election hit in Italy but critics point to financial and legal hurdles

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Thu 5 Jul 2018 05.00 BST

 

 

Critics have compared Matteo Salvini’s electoral tactics with those of Donald Trump

Photograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/05/matteo-salvini-italy-migrant-pledge-practically-impossible-fulfil

 

 

And now, dear Matteo......Get down at 90 degrees........

[umbertino]

Salvini tightens up asylum claims

Speed up cases, more rigour in granting humanitarian permits

 

Redazione ANSA Rome

05 July 201816:44 News

 

 

 

Migrants

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA/ANSA

 

 

 

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/05/salvini-tightens-up-asylum-claims_59273ec1-df39-4d8a-8110-facc09d418e7.html

[Indraman]

Interesting articles Umbertino...sounds like Italy and other European countries are standing up to the Global, open boarders, one-world government elites as well.

 

Indy

[umbertino]

5 hours ago, Indraman said:

Interesting articles Umbertino...sounds like Italy and other European countries are standing up to the Global, open boarders, one-world government elites as well.

 

Indy

 

First of all...Thanks for reading, Indraman...I do appreciate your interest ( of course I do)...

 

Secondly, I beg to differ on your legitimate assessment....

 

But Politics is one of those things (along, with sports, religion, women / sex, etc.) where it's great and it's fantastic to have different opinions and viewpoints.....I personally think that's so good  .... Only bad side of that being that at times spirits tend to heat up ....Shouldn't be that way....But happens...Happens to me a lot even if I don't like this about myself...But we're human...And we have our  ( moderate, strong, out of control even) passions

 

 

Again thanks for reading, Indraman.....Happy belated 4th to you and your Family

[umbertino]

 

I re-read what I wrote above and I need to change something as I expressed myself wrongly.....

 

Your vision and judgment are  absolutely correct, Indraman ....So I cannot disagree with it in that you pictured the objective reality of the current situation......

 

What I meant  is that I do not like this state of things in Europe right now ( including in my own Country) and I do not agree with it

Edited July 5, 2018 by umbertino

[Indraman]

47 minutes ago, umbertino said:

 

I re-read what I wrote above and I need to change something as I expressed myself wrongly.....

 

Your vision and judgment are  absolutely correct, Indraman ....So I cannot disagree with it in that you pictured the objective reality of the current situation......

 

What I meant  is that I do not like this state of things in Europe right now ( including in my own Country) and I do not agree with it

 

Thanks Umbertino for your honesty and clarification. I know Immigration is a "hot-button" subject in most Countries in the world right now, especially in the United States of America.

 

Indy