Italy-France: an absurd war

The torch burns between Rome and Paris. The populists Salvini and Di Maio have every interest. And Italy all to lose.

So far, it was not for the two big names of the Italian government, Matteo Salvini (Minister of the Interior) and Luigi Di Maio (Minister of Economic Development, Labor and Social Policies), to pound Macron. This in itself was disturbing enough. Salvini even managed to break the ceiling this week by inviting the French to "free themselves from a very bad president" in the European elections on May 29.

A campaign against France

Henceforth, it is even more serious: it is no longer Macron, it is downright France that targets the two populist proconsuls. See how Luigi Di Maio rolled up his sleeves: "France, he launched, is one of those countries that, by printing money for 14 African countries, the CFA franc, hinder their development economic and contribute to the departure of the refugees who die in the sea or arrive on our coasts ". It does not matter that the Quai d'Orsay has summoned the Italian Ambassador to Paris to make her listen to the official protest of the French government, the damage is done and Nathalie Loiseau, Minister of European Affairs summed up the debate well: "Our intention is not to play the one who is the stupidest.

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