In a press conference during the consultations of the prime minister in charge Mario Draghi, the secretary of the Lega Matteo Salvini It reaffirmed his surprisingly conciliatory new positions on the European Union surprise announced a few days ago, when negotiations had begun to join the future government. Speaking of the positive relationship that the new government will have to maintain with the European institutions – which according to the Draghi newspapers he considers the basis of the formation of the government – Salvini said:
We must look at democracy and the West and the freedoms of the West without being supporters of other regimes that have nothing democratic
Salvini was probably referring to the friendly relations that the outgoing government led by Giuseppe Conte had with China, which the center-right has criticized for months. But it remains a rather surprising statement for a political leader known for his esteem for authoritarian leaders in Eastern Europe such as Russian President Vladimir Putin or Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, both of whom have been praised several times and 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 closest to the authoritarian positions of Putin’s Russia.
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Estimate, that towards Putin and Orbán, which Salvini has expressed frequently on Twitter in recent years.
#Salvini: I think that #Putin is a leader with very clear ideas, unlike Obama, Renzi and many other Europeans. #half past eight
– Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) November 30, 2015
If Parisi and Berlusconi choose the Merkel of the euro and immigration, no problem! I choose the courage of Putin, Trump and Le Pen. #Free pic.twitter.com/ZjbHowMRsY
– Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) January 7, 2017
I hope that tomorrow the Russians will re-elect President Putin, one of the best politicians of our time, and that everyone will respect the citizens’ democratic vote.
Ps I recommend carefully reading this article: https://t.co/YXw73kIaTY pic.twitter.com/mSMTIricrO
– Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) March 17, 2018
#Salvini: Putin is one of the characters who will leave his mark in history. We talked about identity, roots, peoples.
???? #Out of the core @fuoridalcorotv pic.twitter.com/zMZ2Nb0gEE– Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) July 4, 2019
#Salvini: I’m in Brussels where ORBAN was TRIALED today, because he said “NO” to this EU. #cageopen
– Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) April 26, 2017
Always the #Budapest, together with Premier Viktor # Orban ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/mJJLfNryiI
– Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) May 2, 2019
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