"I have consciously chosen not to vote for ideological and harmful referendums that have not even mobilized the voters of the left. The result on citizenship is sensational, imagining shortcuts is wrong. For this reason I do not understand why Forza Italia insists".

This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini, leader of the League, in an interview with Corriere della Sera.

On the referendums, Salvini says, "the left has transformed them into an attempt to push the government, they proposed questions to cancel the labor reforms that they had approved. With the Cgil that signed contracts of 5 euros per hour and now evokes social revolt."

At the two-day French meeting of the Patriots Eurogroup: "we have seen constant growth and in a few months we expect our ally Andrej Babiš to win in the Czech Republic too - said Salvini - with one imperative above all: to stop the follies of the wretched Green Deal, the demonstration of the total ideological failure of a Union led by Greta Thunberg".

There was also talk of war in Ukraine: "To reiterate the absolute opposition to European armies and European debts to buy weapons". The right way, for Salvini, is "to focus on Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV".

And as for spending on armaments , "I am very much in favor of investing in the salaries of the police, cybersecurity, border defense - he said -. As head of the Coast Guard, if I can spend on new men and new ships I absolutely agree. But sending my son to do the military for Macron, no."

The deputy prime minister also speaks about the attacks on social media aimed at his daughter and those of Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Piantedosi: "I have started reporting the violent posts. Almost everything divides me from the Spanish government, but there is an initiative on identification. To access social media, you have to associate your name and surname with the profiles. As the League we are also thinking about cell phones without age limits, we are looking at the Australian model".