Anti-migrant Euroskeptic League
leader Matteo Salvini said Thursday he would not betray his
alliance with centre-right Forza Italia (FI) leader Silvio
Berlusconi but urged the three-time former premier and media
magnate to stop "inciting" fear and hatred for the
anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), a possible government
ally.
Berlusconi on Wednesday likened the M5S to Hitler.
Last week he said they would be only fit to "clean the bogs"
at his Mediaset media empire.
"As centre-right leader I will act as guarantor of the fact
that someone in the coalition will stop inciting," said Salvini.
He added: "The Italians have voted for a programme and and a
team and I won't betray (them)".
Salvini said he was awaiting a "soap opera" in possible
government-formation talks between the M5S and the centre-left
Democratic Party (PD) and he had not "closed up on" past
overtures to the M5S.
"I don't shut the door to anyone, I hope the soap opera
between (ex-PD leader Matteo) Renzi and (M5S leader Luigi) Di
Maio doesn't last too long, and it would be a government
disrespectful of the Italians in my view", he said.
"When they've finished their courting, if it goes badly for
them as I think, Ill be there".
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