If in Italy the right-wing bloc failed in the attempt to elect a head of state from the conservative camp, the rise of nationalists in Portugal was celebrated in Italy. This is what reveals the deputy Luis Roberto Lorenzato, Italian-Brazilian and representative of the League in the Italian parliament.
“I had the honor of introducing him to the leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, in Italy, and to the federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, in Brazil. I wish a lot of unity and international exchange between our countries,” he said. Lorenzato.
He refers to André Ventura, jurist, former sports commentator and leader of the conservative party party Enough, which became this Sunday (30) the third largest party in the Portuguese Parliament – managed to elect 12 deputies (in 2019 it elected only 1).
The president of the League, Matteo Salvini, even participated in the Chega Congress, in Coimbra, in May 2021.
Split right-wing bloc in Italy
On the other hand, the re-election of Sergio Mattarella as president of Italy, confirmed by Parliament on Saturday (29), appears to have split the right-wing bloc, which failed in its attempt to elect a head of state from the conservative camp.
Over the last few weeks, the coalition – which included the League, Brothers of Italy and Força Itália (FI) – tried to include several names from the conservative camp, such as the former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, the jurist Carlo Nordio, the vice-governor of Lombardy, Letizia Moratti, and the former senator Marcello Pera.
This alliance governs the majority of Italian regions and held the largest number of votes in the electoral college that chooses the President of the Republic (around 450 out of a total of 1.009), but it did not appear united in the decisive moments that led to Mattarella's re-election.
“The parliamentary right no longer exists, it is necessary to recreate it from scratch, out of respect for people who want to change,” said deputy Giorgia Meloni, from the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party.
According to the deputy, the “only thing” on which the right-wing bloc agreed on Friday night was the “no” to Mattarella.
According to Italian press, Salvini accepted Mattarella's re-election so as not to run the risk of being isolated within the national unity coalition that supports Mario Draghi's government.
