Matteo Salvini right wing party League, which was recently pushed out of the Italian Government by machinations of the left wing and centrist parties despite its overwhelming lead in the polls, won a major victory in the elections in the region of Umbria.
The League won 58 percent of the votes, 20 points more than the ruling Democratic party and M5S, who fielded joint candidates. The blowout raised doubts over the longevity of the Democratic – M5S Government, which was formed to block Salvini from holding early elections and capitalizing on his lead.
Matteo Salvini warned about what is coming in a tweet, telling his political opponents: “You won’t be smiling like this tomorrow”, the V4 news agency reported. Until now Italy’s 20 provincial presidencies have been divided between the left and the right-wing forces in equal measure. As “Red” Umbria has traditionally been dominated by a socialist leadership for the past 40 years, victory there would be a serious blow to the current leftist coalition, which rose to power not through parliamentary elections, but by a recent government crisis, V4 reports.
Some Italian analysts expect that, in case most of the provinces end up under a right-wing leadership following the Umbrian elections, then the left-wing coalition will recall PM Guiseppe Conte and replace him with European Central Bank President Mario Draghi again.
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