In Italy there are two emergencies. This is what I hear, and this is what all the stats say. Employment and security.

We need to push our border across the Mediterranean - hoping that Libya can find a new balance as soon as possible.

We don't need a strongman. But we need a strong country that is not subordinate to Europe. With its own currency, for example.

I don't believe that either fascism or communism is the solution or that they may come back on this earth.

Good relations with Russia are great news. Putting a stop to the [Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership] is great news. Defending American industry against the invasion of Chinese products. Renegotiating the role of NATO. And a similar approach on the issue of immigration. This is all great news.

I don't understand why Italians should be bound to Brussels's choices without being able to express themselves through a referendum.

If Rome gets to decide everything for the north and for the south, it's not a good and just thing.