The premier candidate for the
5-Star Movement (M5S) party, Luigi Di Maio, said Friday that
Italy's exit from the eurozone was not being considered by the
anti-establishment group.
"As our candidate for economy and finance minister, Professor
Andrea Roventini, said yesterday, an exit from the euro is not
under discussion, much less leaving the European Union," he told
an Italian radio station.
"We want to remain in the EU's Economic and Monetary Union,
but we want to discuss again a series of treaties linked to
deficit-GDP.
"And we are not the only ones discussing these issues:
(German Chancellor Angela) Merkel and (French president
Emmanuel) Macron are too.
"But they want a model that, in our opinion, penalizes us,"
he added.
"But I do not think we should go there to argue. First of
all, we must go there. I don't know if you know this but the
German parliament has 45 officials in Brussels, while the
Italian parliament has two and one will retire this year," he
said.
"If I present a team first, it is because I want to take it
to the government. This one, with respect for the president's
prerogatives, is the only one to be voted on my Italians and
thus it will be the only legitimate one after the vote. And
untouchable," Di Maio added.
"I would like to add, to the parties," he said, "that we are
talking about issues and not about seats."
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