(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 18 - Deputy Premier and Transport Minister
Matteo Salvini said Monday that voters' choices should always be
respected after Sunday's presidential election in Russia was won
by President Vladimir Putin.
"They voted in Russia, we take note of it," League leader
Salvini said on the sidelines of a conference on public
transport in Milan.
"When a people votes, it is always right.
"Elections are always good, both when one wins and when one
loses.
"When I lose them, I try to understand where I went wrong and
how to do better next time.
"Elections have taken place, we take note of the vote of the
Russian citizens, hoping that 2024 will be the year of peace".
(ANSA).
Voters are always right - Salvini on Russian election
'We take note' says deputy premier after Putin's victory