Northern League leader Matteo
Salvini said Tuesday that Brussels is "much worse than
Mussolini," referring to Italy's former fascist leader.
Salvini, who has been campaigning hard against the power of
the European Commission and related authorities, told regional
broadcaster Radio Padania that financial markets are also too
powerful.
He said that too much attention is paid to the spread
between interest rates in Italy and in Germany, the latter
usually judged by investors to be a more secure investment.
Meanwhile, Northern League Governor Roberto Maroni said
that he hoped an alliance with ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's
Forza Italia (FI) might yet be possible.
Both parties are on the right wing of the political
spectrum, and pundits say the right is being torn apart by
divisions between rival factions.
In an interview with RAI Radio Two, Maroni said that the
Northern League's federal council on Monday "did not close the
door" to regional cooperation with the FI, in part to smooth
divisions on the political right.
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