At a press conference during the consultations of Prime Minister-designate Mario Draghi, Liga Secretary Matteo Salvini It was confirmed again His surprisingly new conciliatory attitudes toward the European Union It was announced as a surprise a few days agoWhen negotiations began to enter the next government. Speaking of the positive relationship that the new government will have to maintain with European institutions – which according to Draghi’s newspapers he considers the basis for forming the government – Salvini said:
We must look at democracy, the West and the freedoms of the West without being a supporter of other regimes that do not have anything democratic
Salvini may have been referring to the cordial ties with China that the outgoing government led by Giuseppe Conte established, which the center-right had criticized for months. But it remains a somewhat surprising statement by a political leader known for his respect for authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe such as Russian President Vladimir Putin or Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, both of whom have been praised multiple times and have met in person in recent years. . Moreover, the League sits in the European Parliament with the far-right parties most critical of the European integration project and the closest to the authoritarian positions of Putin’s Russia.
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Appreciate it towards Putin and Orban, which is what Salvini has repeatedly expressed on Twitter in recent years.
# Salvini: I think that # Put it in He is a leader with very clear ideas, unlike Obama, Renzi and many other Europeans. # Half past eight
Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) November 30, 2015
If a Parisian and Berlusconi choose Merkel for the euro and immigration, no problem! I chose the bravery of Putin, Trump and Le Pen. #Free pic.twitter.com/ZjbHowMRsY
– Matteosalvinimi (@matteosalvinimi) January 7, 2017
I hope that the Russians will reelect President Putin tomorrow, one of the best politicians of our time, and that everyone will respect the democratic vote of the citizens.
Note: I recommend that you read this article carefully: https://t.co/YXw73kIaTY pic.twitter.com/mSMTIricrO
– Matteosalvinimi (@matteosalvinimi) March 17, 2018
# Salvini: Putin is one of the characters who will leave his mark in history. We talked about identity, roots and peoples.
???? # Outside the core Embed a Tweet pic.twitter.com/zMZ2Nb0gEE– Matteosalvinimi (@matteosalvinimi) 4 July 2019
# Salvini: I’m in Brussels where ORBAN was tried today, because he said “no” to this European Union. # garage
Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) April 26, 2017
Always # Budapest, With Prime Minister Victor # Urban ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/mJJLfNryiI
– Matteosalvinimi (@matteosalvinimi) May 2, 2019
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