Lazio Governor and Democratic
Party (PD) chief Nicola Zingaretti said on Thursday he is open
to the idea of an alliance between new national partners the
5-Star Movement (M5S) and PD in regional elections, based on an
idea proposed by the PD's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini.
"If we govern Italy on a clear programme, why not try to open
a process to renew and change in the regions too?" Zingaretti
said.
Matteo Salvini of the anti-migrant Euroskeptic League, who
pulled the plug on an M5S-League government on August 8 and has
since slammed the new M5S-PD government, said the alliance was
simply an attempt to keep power and said those promoting it are
"shameless".
At an event in Orvieto, he challenged the possible M5S-PD
alliance to move forward at regional elections scheduled for
October 27 in Umbria.
"I challenge them," Salvini said.
However, M5S sources on Thursday denied the possibility of an
alliance in regional elections and said the party has other
priorities.
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