Regional, Salvini neither breaks nor gives in. Sardinia-'save-Zaia' exchange hypothesis

One solution could be to cede Sardinia to the Brothers of Italy, thus withdrawing Solinas in exchange for a commitment to vote in Parliament on the law that eliminates the dual mandate constraint for regional presidents. Final goal? Allow Luca Zaia to run next year. Sardinian Action Party towards Soru, so Salvini is forced to negotiate

Officially no communication from the League on the very delicate topic of candidatures for the regional elections at the end of the party's federal council which was held in Milan. But according to how much Affaritaliani.it is able to reveal, Matteo Salvini has neither announced a rift with Giorgia Meloni and Fratelli d'Italia, in particular over Sardinia, nor a surrender to the Prime Minister's party. Sources present at the meeting of the League's highest body report that the secretary “explained the state of the art”, i.e. the stalemate situation in the centre-right with the League aiming to re-nominate the incumbents, including Christian Solinas in Sardinia, but that the regional table and Brothers of Italy have decided to focus on the mayor of Cagliari Paolo Truzzu.

The impression, despite there being no decisions, is that Deputy Prime Minister Salvini intends to negotiate at the table with Meloni and Antonio Tajani. A solution could be (but the conditional is a must) to cede Sardinia to the Brothers of Italy, thus withdrawing Solinas in exchange for a commitment to vote in Parliament on the law that eliminates the dual mandate constraint for regional presidents to allow Luca Zaia to run again next year for the leadership of Veneto.

What also pushes Salvini towards negotiations with Meloni and not to a split is the increasingly probable hypothesis that the Sardinian Action Party, for years an offshoot of the League on the Island and Solinas' party, decides to break with the Centre-right and also with the Northern League and to support the candidacy of Renato Soru.

SLAP TO TAJANI AND FORZA ITALIA ON THE EUROPEAN ALLIANCES – “The ID group today has around sixty parliamentarians, but according to polls we can reach at least one hundred”. Thus Matteo Salvini during the federal council of the League underway in via Bellerio in Milan. “The united center-right is a value in Italy and beyond. For us, compactness is also fundamental in Europe. Those who divide, perhaps by saying no to Marine Le Pen, are playing into the hands of the left” added Salvini, who then returned to expressing satisfaction because “the League is increasing its members, but the number of open physical offices and registered administrators are also growing”. The reference is clear to the position of the EPP and in Italy of Forza Italia and of the deputy prime minister and foreign minister Tajani who continues to exclude agreements with the French right of Marine Le Pen. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had instead opened up to a discussion with Le Pen at the Rassemblement National in the press conference at the beginning of the year.

THANKS TO GIORGETTI AND CRITICISM OF THE ECB – The federal council of the League began a few minutes ago, chaired by Matteo Salvini. Among others, connecting from Brussels, is the Minister of Economy Giancarlo Giorgetti. At the beginning of the meeting, the Northern League secretary – the party said – thanked the owner of via XX Settembre for “the work of these months”. The meeting opened with some reflections on the economy and Europe, there was no shortage of criticism of the ECB's choices.

LEAGUE, SALVINI: “MEMBERSHIP INCREASED BY 10%” – “There is an increase of more than 10% in membership”. Matteo Salvini announced this during the party's federal council taking place in via Bellerio in Milan. The leader cited the data for 2023 compared to 2022, urging maximum commitment to ensure that the next few months are even more positive.

TAX, SALVINI: “ONLY PROBLEMS FOR CITIZENS FROM THE REVENUE AGENCY” – “The revenue agency cannot only be a source of problems for citizens”. Matteo Salvini said this during the federal council of the League, touching on the tax issue. The meeting lasted more than two hours, it was an opportunity to take stock of the political situation and after the leader, regional coordinators and governors spoke.

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