Transport Minister Matteo Salvini
confirmed Tuesday that Milan's Malpensa Airport will be named
after late three-time ex premier an media mogul Silvio
Berlusconi.
Milan's centre left Mayor Giuseppe Sala and leftwing parties
have complained about Salvini's decision saying Berlusconi, who
died in June last year aged 86, was and still is a divisive
figure.
"The Left is going made because we kept our promise to dedicate
Malpensa Aiport to Silvio Berlusconi,a great man, a great
Italian, who created hundreds of thousands of jobs," said
Salvini, whose rightwing League party is a long-time ally of
Berlusconi's centre right Forza Italia (FI) party.
"There isn't anyone on the Left who is worth a tenth of what
Silvio Berlusconi is worth. We wont' stop in the face of
insults, attacks and slurs," said Salvini.
He said Sala should focus on solving Milan's problems with
potholes, urban decorum and rising levels of crime and
insecurity, among other things.
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