The Lega’s (farce of a) congress is drawing near, and the secretary is carrying on as usual: “Anyone who doesn’t attend is making a mistake, because it will be an opportunity for proposals and discussion.”

The dates chosen by the secretary coincide with the Festival delle Regioni in Florence, where leading figures from the Lega are expected to attend. It is yet another lapse in attention

With his surprise move to call an early party conference, Salvini has thrown the regional governors into crisis. It now remains to be seen whether Claudio Durigon will manage to carve out a political niche for himself

The governors seek refuge from the internal conflict: Romeo in Monza, Fedriga in Trieste. Meanwhile, the dominance of Lady Verdin, the de facto secretary, and that of Silvia Sardone is becoming established

The Deputy Prime Minister has chosen his catchphrase for the summer, whilst the regional governors are drafting a document. Now everything depends on Giorgetti’s ‘decision’

The Lombardy regional councillor, a member of the Lega from Codogno, has sounded the alarm over the future of the Carroccio and proposed starting afresh to move beyond personality-driven politics and rebuild the party. Enough of chasing Vannacci on the issues of remigration and ‘round-ups’; it is better to work towards countering centralism

The arrival of the League MP at the AGCM represents a concession to the party’s pro-European factions, but also raises a number of questions regarding his background