Italy's Salvini Says Union With No Common Goals Will Not Live Long

A union with no values and common goals will not live long, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini told Sputnik on Saturday

MILAN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th May, 2019) A union with no values and common goals will not live long, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini told Sputnik on Saturday.

"Consider me old-fashioned, but a union that does not have its own values, roots and common goals will not live long," Salvini, who is also the leader of Italy's political party Lega, said during a right-wing demonstration in Milan.

A numerous rally, organized by Salvini, and is being held under "Italy first! Toward a Common Sense Europe" slogan. Salvini has built a pan-European bloc of right-wing parties ahead of the elections to the European Parliament, in which his party is projected to make some of the most striking gains.

The ongoing demonstration is joined by 11 right-wing European parties' representatives, including French National Rally party's leader Marine Le Pen, Alternative for Germany's (AfD) co-leader Jorg Meuthen and the Dutch Party's for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders.

From May 23-26, the European Union will hold elections to its parliament. The new composition of the European Commission and its head will be determined based on the results of the vote.