Northern League leader Matteo
Salvini said Monday that he was ready for new elections as soon
as possible "with any election law" after Premier Matteo Renzi
announced he was quitting following defeat in Sunday's
Constitutional referendum.
"I don't think Italy can afford months of debate on a new
election law," he added when asked about Renzi's call for the No
front to propose a new election system.
He said the Northern League isn't open to supporting "any
government that tries to muddle through" and said they are
"concerned" by names being suggested to replace Renzi.
"It's in the worst taste. It means to not care at all about
what Italians chose yesterday; they want to go back to vote".
Salvini called the post-referendum outcome a "day of national
freedom" and said Renzi is "leaving a divided country".
"The post-Renzi (situation) is a national emergency that
we're ready to manage," he said.
"We have the duty to be a serious alternative to Renzi".
"The strong powers that be have had a sonorous defeat. If 70%
voted, it means that there's hope to change things".
Salvini said that the Yes victory in Milan "doesn't mean
anything".
"There are many Milans," he said.
"There's the Milan of the salons, the one that votes for
Sala, and then there's the Milan of real people, the people of
the outskirts".
"I say only this: we're not for sale. In parliament, the
Democratic Party still has the numbers to govern, let's see what
they do".
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