Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the
right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, has said Italy won't
break ranks with the rest of the West over sanctions on Russia
if the centre-right coalition wins the September 25 general
election.
At the weekend League leader Matteo Salvini, Meloni's alliance
partner, said many Italian businesses wanted the sanctions
imposed over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to be revised and he
called on Italy to be given compensation from the EU for the
harm done to firms.
But sitting next to Salvini at the Ambrosetti Forum at Cernobbio
on Sunday, Meloni said she was against breaking ranks, arguing
that such a move would damage Italy's international credibility.
Antonio Tajani, the coordinator of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza
Italia, the other main party in the centre-right alliance, also
came out against.
"I think the sanctions are inevitable and we must continue to
impose them," Tajani said.
"Any change of position must be taken at the European and NATO
level".
The centre-right has a big lead in the opinion polls and looks
set to win the September 25 elections with a landslide.
Meloni looks in a strong position to become Italy's first woman
premier as FdI is the individual party that is top of the polls.
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