One hundred thousand people - according to the League - at the Pontida rally, which resumes after three years of interruption due to Covid.

The Northern League people responded to the appeal, on stage, all the governors flow, claims the work done in the expiring

executive Giancarlo Giorgietti:

"It takes courage to take responsibility", so the Minister of Infrastructure, in relation to the government experience , "

because it is much easier to stand outside and maybe judge

".

But the presidents of the green-led regions are compact around the secretary and the party's historical battles are back: autonomy, territory,

Zaia

's thrust : "

If there is no autonomy, the government is questioned

", then

Fontana

: "We must follow up on 4 million Lombards who have clearly and explicitly said that there is more autonomy and better services".

Salvini remotely replies to the

controversy with the Democratic Party

- which is in Monza, in the square for the "municipalities for Italy" initiative - responding to the statements of Letta who compares Pontida to the country led by Viktor Orban: "

Those on the left have a passion for geography

, today is Hungary, yesterday Russia, or Finland .... ", so the leader of the League from the stage:" On Hungary I respect everyone's democratic choices, Orban someone makes it right, some are wrong ". 

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Pontida rally of the League

The signature on the "6 commitments to take this country by the hand"


"This is the commitment of the ministers and governors to sign the six commitments to take this country permanently - harangues Matteo Salvini from the stage, alongside the ministers and governors of the League - and that is

stop bills, autonomy, flat tax, Quota 41, security decrees and just justice

: the League's sacred commitment to change this country ", he concludes.

Executive to intervene on expensive bills To 


intervene against expensive bills "is not a whim of the League, but a sacrosanct duty of the government in office

and Europe, if there is one, beat a shot

".

So Salvini from the rally stage.

Center-right, Salvini: "We will govern 5 years, no jokes"


On the center-right electoral alliance, the secretary of the League states: "

I, Giorgia and Silvio are in agreement on almost everything

, and for 5 years we will govern well and together. Promised, no jokes or changes of shirt and program - then he adds - what is in the program is sacred and we carry it to the end. We leave the divisions to others ". 

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Pontida rally of the League

"Honor to be chosen by Mattarella as Premier"


"I ask in a low voice to respect the vote of millions of Italians, who seem to be about to choose the League and the center-right - so the leaders of the Carroccio - for me it would be a pride, a joy and an emotion to be chosen by you and by Mattarella to be indicated as president of the council of this extraordinary country ".

"Winning elections is not a point of arrival, no gossip"


"I'm not interested in governing to govern, Umberto Bossi taught me that - continues Salvini from the Pontida stage - winning the elections is not an end or a point of arrival, it is a means:

if someone, in the League does not happen by luck or rarely, thinks that winning the elections means sitting in an armchair and not making a bat anymore, they have the wrong side

".

"Winning the elections will be an opportunity to tell us here in a year what we told ourselves to do. No gossip, for me the word is sacred, I do not give up and I will never give up to defend Italy and the Italians, the work , the health and safety of our children ".

Russian funds: "Never asked for or taken anything"


Referring to the

affair

, the alleged Russian funds: "They talked for 15 days about Russia, about Russian funds. Zero - said Salvini -

we have never asked for or taken anything

: we are only Italians and we ask only for work and respect for the Italians ".

Thus the secretary of the League.

"In the EU Mediterranean axis: just accompany Paris-Berlin"


"I want Italy to be the protagonist in Europe, not accompanying Paris and Berlin - continued the leader of the Northern League - I want to take the axis further south, with a great alliance of the peoples of the Mediterranean to return to the source of wealth as it has always been: and if borders do not protect them, Europe will protect them from the peoples of the Mediterranean ".

"

In Italy those who have permission to enter enter Italy

. First Council of Ministers

the security decrees re-enter into force

".

Thus the Northern League secretary Matteo Salvini.

Autonomy: "It will remove the alibis from the talkers"


"As mayors and governors have said, autonomy from North to South rewards. perennial emergency their people and they say that it is always the fault of others ", so Salvini from the stage:" There are many flags today, there is the lion of San Marco next to the flags of Calabria, Tuscany, Lombardy, Friuli, Trentino, Sicily, Sardinia. Here there is no region against another, here is Italy that dreams, that looks ahead united in the name of work, family and beauty and we leave the long faces to others ". 

"From next year commitment for zero Rai license fee"

"For some years now, for the idea of ​​that genius Renzi, on the bill you pay an extra tax every month, the Rai license fee - continues Salvini - we went to study how it works in many European countries, and since in 10 EU countries the license fee for public TV does not exist and is not paid by the citizens, as Lega we make this commitment: from next year zero license fee and public television as in other countries does public service, living on advertising, profits and ratings ".

Absent from the meeting, the founder of the Carroccio,

Umberto Bossi

, in a post - published on social networks by his son Renzo, declared that his father stayed at home "to celebrate his birthday".

Salvini's greeting

: "There is a great man, thanks to whom we are here - he said from the stage - whoever has no memory has no future. Today there is no reason why he is at home to celebrate his birthday with his family. Always thanks ,

honor and strength to Umberto Bossi

".