(ANSA) - Campobasso, February 16 - League leader Matteo Salvini said Friday that his party was now a national movement and is not longer seeking independence for Italy's more prosperous northern regions. "Secession never again, especially in 2018," Salvini said at a rally in the southern city of Campobasso ahead of the March 4 general election.
"We are autonomists and federalists.
"As I tour (around the country) I always see the squares full (at rallies) and I'm convinced that there will be ballot boxes full for the League in the south too.
"Before the League only looked at a part of the country. Now we have made different choices.
"And if they call me in the south, like here in Campobasso, we have already won".
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