General elections in Italy: Enrico Letta wants to unmask the far right
Enrico Letta wants to unmask the makeup operation of his formidable far-right adversary Giorgia Meloni.
AFP - ERIC PIERMONT
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Enrico Letta, 54, secretary of the Democratic Party, pillar of the centre-left coalition, in turn launches a video message in three languages (English Spanish French) to the attention of the international media.
His goal ?
Unmask the makeup operation of his formidable far-right opponent Giorgia Meloni who, in his own video message, tried to erase the anti-European positions of his
Fratelli d'Italia
movement .
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With our correspondent in Rome,
Anne Le Nir
Serious face, tone lacking a little relief, the former dean of the School of International Affairs of Sciences Po-Paris, Enrico Letta, emphasizes above all the values in which the Democratic Party which he leads is rooted.
“
Europe has always been in our DNA.
We need a strong Europe but all of this can only be achieved if there is no nationalism within European countries, without the right of veto.
The same right of veto that Orban, friend and ally of the Italian right, (uses) whenever he can harm Europe, such as on the migration issue.
»
Our idea sull'#Europa.
E i fatti sulla destra e l'Europa.
#Vinconoleidee (who https://t.co/rGmwhqb0sM 🇫🇷,🇪🇸, 🇬🇧) pic.twitter.com/trHSb6A0Ty
— Enrico Letta (@EnricoLetta) August 13, 2022
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To drive the point home on the risks that would entail a victory in the legislative elections of the coalition mixing right and extreme right, Enrico Letta recalls the position of the party of Giorgia Meloni on the
Quirinal treaty
signed between
Mario Draghi, President of the Italian Council and Emmanuel Macron in November 2021 and intended to strengthen cooperation between the two countries: “
Fratelli d'Italia voted against the Quirinal Treaty.
The treaty that put the relationship between France and Italy on the same level as the relationship between France and Germany.
And that's the facts.
»
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But a few weeks before the general elections, all the polls indicate that the parties of the far right are at the top of the voting intentions.
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