A meeting of the Northern League
party chaired Monday by leader Matteo Salvini ruled that any
people who still belong to the foundation of dissident Verona
Mayor Flavio Tosi next Monday will be automatically ejected from
the party.
The move is effectively an ultimatum against Tosi, who
has clashed with Salvini over the League's decision to back
Venetor Governor Luca Zaia to run again in upcoming regional
elections.
Tosi has accused Salvini of trying to destroy the autonomy
of the Veneto branch of the movement, the Liga Veneta, and had
threatened to run as an independent in the Veneto regional
campaign.
League bigwigs decided at Monday's meeting to confirm
their backing for Zaia in Veneto and seek to stamp out Tosi's
rebellion.
"As of Monday March 9, the registration or membership of
the foundation headed by Tosi is incompatible with the
qualification of ordinary activist member of the Northern
League," read the minutes of Monday's meeting.
Tosi has described the ultimatum as "unacceptable".
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