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Europe must be rebuilt around people, not bureaucracy – leader of Italy’s anti-EU Lega Nord Europe must be rebuilt around people, not bureaucracy – leader of Italy’s anti-EU Lega Nord
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Europe should be rebuilt around people, not bureaucracy, said Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Euroskeptic Lega Nord party, after the group made considerable gains in the country’s general election.Europe should be rebuilt around people, not bureaucracy, said Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Euroskeptic Lega Nord party, after the group made considerable gains in the country’s general election.
Salvini’s party won over 18 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election, according to preliminary results. To maximize its success in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, Lega Nord opted for a center-right bloc with former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.Salvini’s party won over 18 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election, according to preliminary results. To maximize its success in both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, Lega Nord opted for a center-right bloc with former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.
The center-right coalition has won and can govern, Salvini said, referring to the bloc’s overall preliminary result of 37 percent. And the politician had already claimed he would be the leader of the center-right coalition.The center-right coalition has won and can govern, Salvini said, referring to the bloc’s overall preliminary result of 37 percent. And the politician had already claimed he would be the leader of the center-right coalition.
Salvini, however, ruled out a broad coalition government.Salvini, however, ruled out a broad coalition government.
The 44-year-old also criticized the official currency of the European Union, the euro. It was and remains a mistake, he stressed.The 44-year-old also criticized the official currency of the European Union, the euro. It was and remains a mistake, he stressed.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW However, he noted that holding a referendum over Italy's use of single currency was “unthinkable.” Salvini has repeatedly called the currency “a crime against humanity.”
He also took a tough stance against uncontrolled immigration, especially following the 2015 migrant influx into Europe. Communities in European states, including Italy and Germany, have voiced serious concerns that they have been left alone while being overwhelmed by the numbers of migrants.