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Old June 7th, 2018 #22
Stewart Meadows
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Italy breaks with European allies and voices support for Russia after populist party takes power

Italy’s incoming right-wing populist prime minister has used his maiden speech to call for the lifting of sanctions against Russia, opening a rift with the country’s EU allies on the issue.

Giuseppe Conte, who leads a coalition of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and far-right League, said his government would “promote a review of the sanctions system” in meetings with other EU leaders.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8385626.html

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Italy's PM takes aim at migrants and austerity in maiden speech

(...) Conte, a lawyer with little political and no governmental experience, was nominated by the far-right League leader, Matteo Salvini, and the head of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), Luigi di Maio – both of whom are now his deputy prime ministers.

In his first speech to lawmakers since being sworn in, Conte reaffirmed several of the coalition’s key manifesto themes, including a tough line on migrants, rejection of economic austerity and conciliatory gestures towards Moscow.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-maiden-speech