Matteo Salvini

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Ticker By EUobserver 12. Feb, 16:40 The Italian Senate approved on Wednesday lifting the immunity of far-right leader Matteo Salvini so he can face trial for allegedly kidnapping 131 rescued migrants last July when he was interior minister, Spanish news agency EFE reported. Salvini, the head of Italy's League party,…

By Angelo AmanteROME (Reuters) - Italian senators voted on Wednesday to lift immunity for far-right leader Matteo Salvini, opening the way for a potentially career-ending trial over accusations that he illegally detained migrants at sea last year.The decision gives magistrates in Sicily the go-ahead to press charges over his decision…

The Italian Senate has voted to allow the prosecution of right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini for forcing migrants to stay days aboard a rescue ship when he was Italy's interior ministerBy FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated PressFebruary 12, 2020, 8:21 PM5 min readROME -- The Italian Senate voted by a large margin…

Have we reached peak populism? This is the question being asked after a recent regional election in Italy delivered a setback to Matteo Salvini, the de facto head of Europe’s populist family. In the affluent and historically left-wing region of Emilia Romagna, Salvini’s right-wing alliance finished more than seven points…

This year more than 60 countries will hold elections, and all will be facing a similar threat: populist parties and movements that use data analytics firms to help them amplify their message, connect directly with the populace and widen their support base.  In recent years, right-wing populists have taken power in…

A Tory MP who was widely condemned for speaking alongside far-Right politicians at a conference has been reprimanded by the party but has avoided a suspension. Daniel Kawczynski was at the event in Rome alongside Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, and Matteo Salvini, of Italy. The Shrewsbury and Atcham MP…

The Tories have given a formal warning to Daniel Kawczynski after he spoke at a conference in Rome featuring Matteo Salvini, Viktor Orban, Marion Marechal. Labour Politicians have troopedouttocondemn his presence and no further action from the Tories, with le…