A spokesman for the
'Sardines', a grassroots movement that has sprung up around
Italy in opposition to populist, anti-migrant policies such as
those proposed by former interior minister and League party
leader Matteo Salvini, said Friday that the group will hold a
national meeting on March 8.
Spokesman Mattia Santori told a press conference in Bologna
that the meeting was being held in order "not to waste the
legacy of the last few months" and plan the movement's future.
"We won't become a party," said Santori, while admitting that
there are differences within the movement about the future
direction.
"Personally, I think we are interested in dialogue with the
political world at the moment, (but) not as a party".
The Sardines sprang up in Bologna in mid-November as a
spontaneous response to Salvini's vow to "free" the
Emilia-Romagna region of the centre-left politicians who have
governed it for decades, in regional elections this month.
Sardine rallies have since taken place across the length and
breadth of Italy.
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