It’s easy to say bad things about the Lega Nord, too easy. It was born from a split. It has fallen back on federalism, then it has become the pillar of a centralism, with the help of truncheon blows, not seen since Mussolini‘s times. It hated Rome and it has attached himself to Rome’s breast like (and even more so) any old Mastella. It was against the mafia and it has allied itself with Dell'Utri (Berlusconi is only a stuntman). It has thundered against the “terùn” (people of the South of Italy) and now Lombardy is a stronghold of the 'ndrangheta and witnesses giving evidence to the justice system are kidnapped in the middle of Milan and dissolved in acid. It was in favour of cutting taxes and we have the highest taxes in Europe. The only federal tax, “ICI” that ended up in the coffers of the local authorities, was abolished by “Tremorti”, the trusted accountant of the “senatùr” {Umberto Bossi}. It yearned for the return of the Celtic origins, with cows, milk, fields of wheat and massive Viking horns on worn on the head, but animal husbandry and agriculture are disappearing together with the land that is being “cementified” thanks to the building licenses handed out by the Mayors belonging to the Lega Nord. In comparison, Casini is a man who keeps his word and Scilipoti is a person of crystal clear coherence and Veltroni a military leader. In the face of so many lies that will inevitably end with a chain reaction of collapses the Lega Nord seems stronger than ever. In reality its votes, in absolute terms, are going down election after election. The real consensus is falling, but its political weight, given the weakness of the PDL, is increasing. It’s like a fever that attacks the organism when it gets weak, and Italy is getting ever weaker. Even a sub-virus of “varesotto” {chicken pox, or an inhabitant of Varese?} would be enough to send it to bed. The Lega Nord will not last. “Dura minga.” It cannot last.

Interview with Leonardo Facco, author of "Umberto Magno" {Umberto the Great}

Lega Nord: chatter and badge
”My name is Leonardo Facco, the author of "Umberto Magno", the true story of the Emperor of the Po Valley, an unauthorised biography of Umberto Bossi. It’s a book that came about to shine a light given that it seems to me that there are lots of big black holes in the knowledge of the general public about the Lega Nord.

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What’s the future of the Lega Nord?
Anyway today since Umberto Bossi’s illness, the Lega is led by people who have gathered round him and there are two people in particular, namely his second wife, Manuela Marrone and the person that everyone without exception in those circles, refers to as the “badante” {carer}, Rosy Mauro, the Vice-president of the Senate. And today it’s around this tiny court that they are trying to make use of Umberto Bossi as an image to demonstrate that he is still the leader.

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P.S. Meetings for the creation of 5 Star Lists have been organised in the following towns:
Canino, Capoterra, Carmagnola, Cassino, Cavarzere, Chioggia, Ciriè, Civitavecchia, Corigliano Scalo, Crotone, Desio, Fuscaldo, Grottaglie, Isola Della Scala, Marino, Nogara, Noventa Padovana, Pessano con Bornago, Pioltello, Rocca di Papa, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Siena, Sennori, Terracina, Viadana
Suggest a meeting in your own town. .