The 80 signatures required to take part in the conference on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October in Milan have been reached. Among those who have signed in support of the former Minister for Tourism are the Governor of Lombardy, Attilio Fontana, and the Senate group leader, Massimiliano Romeo.

His candidacy came in the wake of those Chinese ‘drops’, Attilio Fontana’s outbursts, and the stammered soundbites which, for a party like the Lega (which has had just three secretaries in its entire history), are worth more than a split. Stefano Candiani is convinced that this race will do harm

The former Minister for Tourism will stand at the Carroccio’s extraordinary congress (representing the northerners). “It is clear that the vote must be by secret ballot,” he tells us

The former Minister for Tourism, who is close to Fontana and Giorgetti, is set to stand as a candidate at the extraordinary party congress on 24 and 25 October in Milan. His aim is to rally support from the northern regions and capitalise on the discontent towards Salvini. “The vote? It can only be by secret ballot.”