Centre-left Democratic Party
(PD) leader Nicola Zingaretti on Monday told Premier-designate
Giusepe Conte that a "radical" change was needed from the closed
ports policy of outgoing interior minister and anti-migrant
League party leader Matteo Salvini.
Two NGO migrant rescue ships, the Mare Jonio and the Alan
Kurdi, are still engaged in standoffs with Salvini while a
third, the Eleonore, has forced an entry ban after declaring a
state of emergency.
But so-called 'ghost landings of migrants directly from north
Africa, not picked up by NGO ships, have been continuing apace.
"What is happening in these hours in the Mediterranean, amid
continuous landings on our coasts and inhuman bans, confirms
that the immigration policies of the last few months have not
solved anything," said Zingaretti.
"I once more ask premier(-designate) Conte to immediately
tackle the situation of persons blocked at sea in conditions of
humanitarians emergency and, obviously, we continue to ask that
we should gear up for a radical turnaround in the policies on
these issues."
The PD's likely government partner the anti-establishment
5-Star Movement (M5S) have said they will not change Salvini's
policies.
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