He's the big wheel populist over there.
Salvini Says He Doesn’t Want a ‘Brexit All’Italiana’
By John Follain
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said the populist government’s program has nothing to do with Italy leaving the euro or the European Union, in remarks at the Foreign Press Association in Rome.
Asked about previous criticism of the euro by his League party, Salvini said the position “has evolved not since March but a few years earlier,†in reference to general elections earlier this year. He said he is not seeking a “Brexit all’Italiana†in reference to the U.K.’s coming departure from the EU.
Anti-euro remarks by some economists and lawmakers affiliated with the government coalition had spooked financial markets. However, Salvini in recent weeks has sought to solidify his party’s adherence to the EU, while insisting it has to change.
Read more at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-10/deputy-prime-minister-salvini-doesn-t-want-brexit-all-italiana
In 1993 he was elected in the Milan City Council, a post that he would hold until 2012.[27] While in 1997 he participated in the Padanian elections and was elected within the list Comunisti Padani (Padanian Communists), which gained 5 seats out of 210. In the following year, he was elected provincial secretary of the League for Milan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matteo_Salvini
I have no idea if this from his wikipedia biography means he ran as an a communist at one point but I heard something like this. so, a big shrug of the shoulders.
Now, a lot of people love the guy.
