Us with Salvini

Us with Salvini
Noi con Salvini
President Matteo Salvini
Deputy President Raffaele Volpi
Secretary Angelo Attaguile
Founded 19 December 2014
Headquarters Via Federico Cesi 44, Rome
Ideology Populism
Federalism
Regionalism
Protectionism
Euroscepticism
Anti-immigration
Political position Right-wing
European affiliation none
European Parliament group no MEPs
Northern counterpart Lega Nord
Colours      Blue
Chamber of Deputies
2 / 630
Senate
0 / 315
European Parliament
0 / 73
Website
noiconsalvini.org
Politics of Italy
Political parties
Elections

Us with Salvini (Italian: Noi con Salvini, NcS), is a populist political party in Italy,[1][2] whose main campaign themes are Euroscepticism and a strong stance against illegal immigration.[3] The party, founded by Matteo Salvini on 19 December 2014, is considered the sister party of Lega Nord (LN) for Lazio, southern Italy and Sardinia.[1][4]

Salvini is the party's president, Raffaele Volpi (a senator of Lega Nord) vice-president, while Angelo Attaguile, formerly a member of the Party of Sicilians, who was the first deputy to join the party, secretary and leader in Sicily.[3][5]

History

Soon after the European Parliament election held in May 2014, Matteo Salvini, federal secretary of Lega Nord (LN), proposed the creation of a sister party for the regions of Italy where LN is not active.[6]

On 19 December Salvini presented the new party during a press conference in Rome.[7]

Since its early months of activity, NcS formed ties with several local activists and organisations, stretching from Souad Sbai, a former deputy of The People of Freedom (PdL) of Moroccan origin and leading anti-Islamist, to the Italian nationalist and neo-fascist CasaPound.[8] On 8 February 2015 Salvini and Attaguile launched the Sicilian section of the party in Palermo: in the event, he apologised for Lega Nord's past rhetoric towards the South.[9]

On 27 February LN and NcS organised a joint rally in Rome. Along with Salvini and Luca Zaia, the speakers at the rally featured the representatives of some social/professional associations and trade unions (including Claudio Ardizio, a local leader of The Other Europe, a left-wing electoral coalition),[10] the aforementioned Souad Sbai, the leader of New Italy Party and flat tax supporter Armando Siri, the president of Brothers of Italy (FdI) Giorgia Meloni and the deputy leader of CasaPound Simone Di Stefano, who spoke on behalf of the newly organised Sovereignty association.[11]

In April another deputy, Barbara Saltamartini (ex-AN/PdL/NCD), joined NcS.[12]

In November Salvini organised a rally in Bologna and, in order to broaden his appeal, invited Silvio Berlusconi, leader of Forza Italia to speak, along with Meloni. This cooperation might be the start of a three-party alliance, composed of LN–NcS, FI and FdI, for the upcoming 2016 local elections that will take place most notably in Rome, Milan, Naples, Turin and Bologna.[13][14] CasaPound/Sovereignty, which was not invited, disliked Salvini's "moderate" turn and deserted the rally.[15][16]

Ideology

NcS embraces a very critical view of the European Union (EU), especially of the Euro, which Matteo Salvini once described a "crime against mankind".[17] The party is also quite opposed to illegal immigration, which has emerged in 2012 as a serious problem for Italy, especially for the South.[18][19]

On economic issues, NcS supports flat tax, tax cuts, fiscal federalism, protectionism[20] and, to some extent, agrarianism. On social issues, NcS opposes same-sex marriage and the EU's management of immigration, while it supports family values and the legalisation of brothels.[21] In foreign policy NcS opposes the international embargo against Russia of 2014[22][23] and supported an economic opening to Eastern Europe and to countries of the Far East such as North Korea.[24][25]

NcS's political positions are near to the French National Front and of the Dutch Party for Freedom.[26][27]

Leadership

Electoral results

Regional Councils

Region Latest election # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won
Apulia 2015 38,661 (#11) 2.3
0 / 51

References

  1. 1 2 "Northern League presents 'Us with Salvini' symbol for South". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ La Lega sbarca al Sud, Salvini presenta il simbolo
  3. 1 2 http://www.paesietneioggi.it/articolo.php?aid=4361
  4. ↑ «Noi con Salvini», il segretario della Lega presenta la lista per il centro-sud
  5. ↑ Sicilia: presentato a Palermo movimento "Noi con Salvini"
  6. ↑ Lega dei Popoli e delle Identità. Ecco il Carroccio del Centro-Sud
  7. ↑ Noi con Salvini: la Lega Nord sbarca al Sud, programma e obiettivi in 5 punti
  8. ↑ Salvini lancia Lega del Sud: da Casa Pound a ex Msi, da sindacalisti all'associazionismo: la galassia del nuovo Carroccio
  9. ↑ Salvini tra contestazione e applausi a Palermo: “Chiedo scusa ai meridionali se li ho offesi”
  10. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.it/2015/03/02/esodati-tsipras-salvini_n_6783164.html
  11. ↑ http://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/434911/renzi-a-casa-manifestazione-indetta-dal-segretario-della-lega-nord-matteo-salvini
  12. ↑ http://www.ilgiornaleditalia.org/news/politica/864043/L-abbraccio-di-Saltamartini-a-Lega.html
  13. ↑ http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2015/11/08/news/centrodestra_raduno_a_bologna_lega_forza_italia_salvini_berlusconi-126884540/?ref=nrct-4
  14. ↑ http://www.iltempo.it/politica/2015/11/08/bologna-berlusconi-salvini-e-meloni-uniti-vinceremo-le-elezioni-con-il-40-1.1476840
  15. ↑ http://www.intelligonews.it/articoli/6-novembre-2015/32704/di-stefano-casapound-ritorno-al-passato-a-bologna-la-stessa-foto-del-1994-se-e-cosi-e-finita
  16. ↑ http://www.intelligonews.it/articoli/3-novembre-2015/32552/casapound-sull-8-novembre-spiega-con-la-lega-c-e-solo-lo-strappo-di-bologna-il-nostro-appello-a-salvini
  17. ↑ Lega, Salvini contro euro: 'Crimine contro l'umanità'
  18. ↑ "Lasciate gli immigrati al largo". E scoppia la bufera su Salvini
  19. ↑ Immigrati: Salvini, sindaco Lampedusa è ipocrisia fatta persona
  20. ↑ "I 10 punti del programma ECONOMICO della Lega nero su bianco.". Libero Quotidiano. February 11, 2015.
  21. ↑ Carta dei Valori. Noi con Salvini. 2015.
  22. ↑ "Russia, Salvini: Ci batteremo per rimuovere sanzioni a Mosca". il Velino. June 9, 2015.
  23. ↑ Anna Lesnevskaya (October 15, 2014). "Lega, Salvini in Russia alla Duma: “No alle sanzioni Ue”. E la Padania lo celebra". il Fatto Quotidiano.
  24. ↑ Luisa De Montis (September 3, 2014). "Salvini elogia la Corea del Nord". il Giornale.
  25. ↑ Massimo Rebotti (September 3, 2014). "Salvini: la Corea del Nord? C’è uno splendido senso di comunità". Corriere della Sera.
  26. ↑ Europa, Marine Le Pen preferisce Salvini e la Lega Nord a Beppe Grillo
  27. ↑ Salvini: Lega ha "terreno comune" con Le Pen, il 23 'No Euro Day'

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