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Italian deputy PM calls on French voters not to back Macron
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jan 23, 2019 04:43pm |
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| Author | Angela Giuffrida |
| News Date | Wednesday, January 23, 2019 07:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Tensions between Italy and France have deepened after the Italian deputy prime minister urged French people not to support Emmanuel Macron in forthcoming elections, provoking a withering response from Paris.
Matteo Salvini called on voters to shun the French president’s En Marche party in European parliamentary elections in May, prompting Nathalie Loisseau, France’s European affairs minister, to dismiss his comments as insignificant and insisting they would not trigger a “competition of the stupidest”.
“In France they have a bad government and a bad president of the Republic,” Salvini, who also leads the far-right Northern League, wrote on Facebook. “Macron speaks about being welcoming, but then rejects immigrants at the border. The French people deserve better and the European elections of 26 May will provide a good signal.” |
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