Analysis: Italy's Salvini struggles as rightist ally grows stronger


  • World
  • Monday, 10 May 2021

FILE PHOTO: Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni and League party leader Matteo Salvini leave after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

ROME (Reuters) - League leader Matteo Salvini is in danger of losing his crown as the undisputed head of Italy's centre-right bloc, a prospect that could destabilise or eventually even upend Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government of national unity.

Under Salvini's frenetic command, the League emerged as Italy's most popular party three years ago and looked likely to dominate the political landscape for the foreseeable future.

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