Salvini and Le Pen stage their alliance in Milan ahead of the European elections

Matteo Salvini has acted as host with the support of being one of the few extreme right leaders who has managed to gain power and has been the first to take the stage before an enthusiastic audience. “This is an exceptional day and I thank you for being here to change history with us,” he said. “In this square there are no fascists, racists or fascists. The difference is between those who talk about the future and those who talk about the past because they have no idea of the future. It is not extreme right, but common sense, “he claimed. Thus, he has vindicated the” original Europe “paraphrasing” one of the greatest men in the history of Humanity: Saint John Paul II “, born on May 18, a a man who “spoke of the vocation of solidarity of Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals, of nations, of peoples, of unity in difference and did not speak of Turkey in Europe.” “He spoke of pride”, he has riveted. In that sense, he has assured that “the extremists are those who have ruled Europe for twenty years.” “Europe has been betrayed by the elites and by the powerful who have occupied Europe in the name of the economy and the god of money and uncontrolled immigration,” he argued. Thus, he has vindicated the policy of closed ports of the Italian Government in rejection of irregular immigration. “The policy of this government is to end the dead in the Mediterranean with pride and Christian charity,” he stressed, while also citing Pope Francis – aided by the audience – in his defense of “fewer deaths in the Mediterranean.” vindicated Pope Benedict XVI and his criticism of those who “denied the Judeo-Christian roots” of Europe. “We cannot accept what is different if we forget who we are,” he stressed.The main support for Salvini in this event has been the French far-right leader, Marine Le Pen. “Today we are here to say enough to this Europe, to this oligarchy that governs us through the dissolution of our nations,” said Le Pen. It is enough for a Europe that blows into our countries the disastrous winds of globalization that only generates slaves and the unemployed, “he added. Le Pen also recalled that five years ago they were” isolated “, but today” we will finally be in a position to change this Europe ”with a view to making like-minded parties the third political force in the European Parliament, far from the eighth place they currently occupy. The MEP for Alternative for Germany (AfD) George Meuthen also participated; Boris Kollar from Slovakia, leader of the Somos Familia party; Jaak Madison, Vice President of the Conservative People’s Party of Estonia; Veselin Mareshki, vice-president of the Bulgarian Parliament and member of Volia (Power) and the Dutch Gerolf Annemans, MEP and president of Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest). Among the public stood out the flags with the ‘Carroccio’, symbol of the League, the party by Salvini, and blue flags with the words “First Italy” printed on them.