(refiling corrected)
(corrects 'thumbs-up' to thumbs-down', 3rd graf).
(ANSA) - Rome, April 21 - League leader Matteo Salvini on
Tuesday rejected the Democratic Party (PD) as part of a possible
government formation.
Lower House Speaker Roberto Fico was given a mandate on
Monday to explore a possible government between the PD and
Fico's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S).
On Twitter, Salvini posted a photo of himself giving a
thumbs-down (RPT thumbs-down) accompanied by the tweet: "PD in
the government? No, thank you. I will do everything I can so
that the vote of the Italians is respected, from Rome and from
Brussels. P.S. Coincidentally, the illegals are arriving
again..."
Salvini rejects premise of PD in govt
Says Italians' vote should be respected