Milan, 28 Aug. (LaPresse) – “I am simply picking up on the wishes of the party’s grassroots. We must rediscover our identity. Do you remember the slogan from the ‘Senatùr’ days? ‘Neither black nor red, free with Bossi’.” So said Massimiliano Romeo, the Lega’s Senate group leader and secretary of the Lega Lombardia, to *Il Foglio*. “A national shift is all well and good, but we must return to being the voice of the local communities. Starting with the next Pontida,” he adds. Regarding the call for a new Lega with a collective leadership, Romeo explains: “We need a discussion that takes these demands into account. Pontida remains sacred to us: there is an atmosphere of great anticipation, fuelled by the possibility of sending a strong signal of renewal.” And what if it doesn’t materialise? “The situation would become complicated. The path to our revival hinges on one question: what can we offer that others do not have? A group of experienced administrators who have set an example of good governance in many regions. And this example can be replicated across the whole country, restoring the centrality of pragmatism, fiscal federalism and the ‘northern question’.” Romeo, therefore, emphasises: “We have always been a post-ideological movement, one that addresses people’s everyday problems without chasing theories detached from our history.” A U-turn from the ‘patriots’ era? “This is also the difference between the League and Vannacci. Salvini has shown that many things can be achieved, such as defending our borders. The general, on the other hand, talks about remigration: who would actually validate the repatriation measures? It remains a slogan. We must show that actions speak louder than slogans. Just as we used to do,” concludes the secretary of the Lega Lombarda.
Lega, Romeo: ‘Without a strong signal of renewal, the situation would become complicated’
Milan, 28 Aug. (LaPresse) – “I am simply picking up on the wishes of the party’s grassroots. We must rediscover our identity. Do you remember the slogan from the ‘Senatùr’ days? ‘Neither black nor red, free with Bossi’.” So said Massimiliano Romeo, the Lega’s Senate group leader and secretary of the Lega Lombardia, to *Il Foglio*. “A national shift is all well and good, but we must return to being the voice of the local communities. Starting with the next Pontida,” he adds. Regarding the call for a new Lega with a collective leadership, Romeo explains: “We need a discussion that takes these demands into account. Pontida remains sacred to us: there is an atmosphere of great anticipation, fuelled by the possibility of sending a strong signal of renewal.” And what if it doesn’t materialise? “The situation would become complicated. The path to our revival hinges on one question: what can we offer that others do not have? A group of experienced administrators who have set an example of good governance in many regions. And this example can be replicated across the whole country, restoring the centrality of pragmatism, fiscal federalism and the ‘northern question’.” Romeo, therefore, emphasises: “We have always been a post-ideological movement, one that addresses people’s everyday problems without chasing theories detached from our history.” A U-turn from the ‘patriots’ era? “This is also the difference between the League and Vannacci. Salvini has shown that many things can be achieved, such as defending our borders. The general, on the other hand, talks about remigration: who would actually validate the repatriation measures? It remains a slogan. We must show that actions speak louder than slogans. Just as we used to do,” concludes the secretary of the Lega Lombarda.