Giorgia Meloni's nationalist
opposition Brothers of Italy (FdI) party rejects rightwing
League leader Matteo Salvini's proposal for the centre right to
form a federation also including ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi's
centre-right Forza Italia (FI) party, FdI sources said Thursday.
Both the League and FI back former European central banker Mario
Draghi's national-unity government while FdI is the only major
party that has opted to oppose it.
"A federation between the parties that support Draghi makes
sense," the FdI sources said, "but it does not involve Brothers
of Italy, which is in opposition to the government.
"We are disposed, on the other hand, to have a weekly meeting of
the centre-right whips to strengthen the colaition's ideas on
government policies, which have hitherto been too inclined to
the left".
Nationalist League leader Salvini has called for the federation
to be set up before the end of September.
Three-time ex-premier and media mogul Berlusconi, on the other
hand, says he prefers a single centre-right party to be formed
by the League, FdI and FI teaming up.
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