Former Interior Minister Roberto Maroni has died at the age of 67.

He had been battling a serious illness for some time.

Maroni, according to what has been learned, died in the night in the house in Varesotto where he spent the last few months.

"Last night at 4 o'clock our dear Bobo left us. To those who asked him how he was, even in his last moments, he always answered 'fine'. You were so Bobo, an incurable optimist. You were a great husband, father and friend ".

These are the words chosen by the family to announce his death.

"He who is loved knows no death, because love is immortality, or rather, it is divine substance (Emily Dickinson). Bye Bobo", he concludes.

the message.

Historical exponent of the League, he shared the beginnings of the Carroccio with Umberto Bossi: three times minister, deputy prime minister, former governor of the Lombardy Region, he was also federal secretary of the League.

Since 2021, when he discovered the disease that led to his death, he had retired from active politics.