Patriot Leaders Rally Behind Salvini as Migration Trial Looms
7th October 2024
Leading members of the European Parliament’s national conservative Patriots for Europe (PfE) group gathered for the first time since the party’s foundation in July for the Italian Lega’s annual rally in Pontida on Sunday, October 6th. As prosecutors are seeking a six-year prison term for Lega leader and deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini for trying to protect his country’s borders, this year’s rally focused heavily on illegal migration and solidarity with the Patriots’ persecuted ally.