Deputy Premier and Interior Minister
Matteo Salvini said on the Seawatch German NGO rescue ship and
its 65 rescued migrants Friday "the premier (Giuseppe Conte) and
the 5-Star (M5S) minister don't come into it, human traffickers
won't get to Italy any more".
The attack on Conte opened a new front in the tensions
between Salvini and his government partner, M5S leader Luigi Di
Maio.
Salvini also said the choice of the next European Central
Bank chief would depend on the result of the upcoming European
elections.
Di Maio retorted that Italy has seen strongmen leaders in
the past and felt no nostalgia for them.
"We've already had men alone at the commands and we certainly
don't miss them," said Di Maio, who is deputy premier like
Salvini.
Di Maio accused Salvini of wanting to "raise the level of
clashes" amid rows about a graft probe that hit a League mayor
and other issues.
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