Premier Matteo Renzi said
Monday that he was undaunted by the growing popularity of the
separatist Northern League under new leader Matteo Salvini.
The League was the only centre-right party to perform well
in Sunday's regional elections, claiming over 20% of the vote in
Emilia-Romagna, more than twice as much as ex-premier Silvio
Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI).
"If they are coming, we'll wait for them," Renzi, whose
centre-left Democratic Party's candidates won the governorship
contests in Emilia-Romagna and Calabria, told RAI radio Monday
when asked about the rise of the League.
"While the centre-right discusses its plight, we are
changing Italy.
"After 20 years of failures, including those of the
League, we are working for the country and you'll see whose
stronger at the elections".
Earlier on Monday, Salvini, who became head of the League
almost a year ago, said Monday that the Renzi "balloon is
deflating" while the League was "flying".
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