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He said the movement had made a difference by taking to the streets in their tens of thousands and asking for "a more polite and peaceful politics".Mr Salvini and his centre-right allies Forza Italia - led by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi - enjoyed more success in a separate election in Italy's southern region of Calabria.The candidate for Forza Italia, Jole Santelli, won more than 55% of the vote.England's chief medical officer says reopening classrooms carries an "incredibly small" risk to pupils.






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More than 100 migrants have been stranded aboard the Spanish rescue vessel Open Arms for 19 days off the island of Lampedusa.



by Twice he has failed. "In correspondence with a political career that became relevant based on the rejection of migrants, Salvini closed the ports of his country to humanitarian ships when he was Interior Minister, a position he lost in September 2019.From the first moment, Salvini vetoed the presence on Italian territory of the Open Arms, an overloaded ship that rejected the Spanish authorities' offer to go to the Algeciras and Mahon ports because the journey was too long and risky.On August 15, 2019, the Italian Justice responded to a judicial appeal filed by Open Arms and allowed this boat to approach the Lampedusa island to protect itself from bad weather. Italy's Sardines push back against Salvini's nationalist tide Luigi Di Maio: Italy populist steps down before key election How Italy's far right is hoping to cause a political earthquake Sardines: Rise of Italy's new anti-nationalist movement Italian Deputy Prime Minister Salvini: 'Europe is changing' Italy PM Conte attacks League's Salvini in resignation speech "I don't feel defeated," Mr Salvini said as results began to show a clear lead for the PD's Mr Bonaccini on Sunday evening, adding: "I'll work twice as hard."

Matteo Salvini hoped that it would be Emilia first and Italy next.



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"Mr Zingaretti said the result made his party stronger, adding that Mr Salvini had failed in his aim to "shove the government out".Italy has a coalition government consisting of members of the PD and the populist Five Star Movement.The former staunch rivals agreed to join forces and form a government last August after Mr Salvini pulled his party out of office.The move was an attempt by Mr Salvini, who was leading in opinion polls at the time, to force the government to collapse and win outright power.

The centre-left Democratic Party's (PD) Stefano Bonaccini won 51.4% of the vote in Emilia-Romagna, while the League candidate Lucia Borgonzoni took 43.6%.The election had been seen as a test of Italy's national coalition government.Mr Salvini campaigned extensively in Emilia-Romagna, hoping to depose the left and force snap elections. Matteo Salvini had hoped to dislodge the centre-left in Emilia-Romagna and force snap elections Telegram. Pinterest.