Simonetta Matone leaves the League and joins Forza Italia: "Against sovereignist tendencies"

In the aftermath of Matteo Salvini's re-election as secretary of the League, Simonetta Matone announces that she is leaving the Northern League group and joining Forza Italia: "I remain firmly in the centre-right - says Matone in a note - but I am against sovereignist tendencies and extreme and unrealizable positions. Forza Italia represents an enlightened centre-right, a solid point of reference for the moderates, always heir to the guaranteeism carried forward with courage by Silvio Berlusconi, and firmly anchored to a balanced vision also in foreign policy".

FI: "With you our battle for guarantees is strengthened"

Matone's membership in Forza Italia was welcomed with these words by Enrico Costa, president of the FI deputies, and by Deborah Bergamini, national deputy secretary: "Simonetta Matone's experience, her competence and her abilities recognized by all are an important added value and will enrich our work in Parliament. Her contribution will be particularly valuable on the issues of justice, respect for constitutional principles and the protection of rights, regarding which we share a profoundly guaranteeist vision. I am sure that Simonetta will know offer a significant contribution to the activity of our group and to the battles that Forza Italia has always carried out".