Lega, the logo debacle: a new symbol is unveiled, but the Congress forgets to amend it. And Matone steps down

Rome. The Congress buried the Lega’s old symbol but forgot to amend the new one: Lega Italia Federale. There was confusion at the Congress that re-elected Salvini as secretary: the new emblem was supposed to be incorporated into the party constitution, but—through an oversight—it was not put to a vote. Salvini’s long-standing ambition (and emblem) of becoming Prime Minister thus remains on hold. The first consequence of the Congress is the departure of Simonetta Matone from the Lega; she was the party’s best-known television personality and a true icon…