Salvini’s coalition sweeps to power in Umbria elections
by Angela Giuffrida in Orvieto from on (#4TA0J)
Alliance led by far right ends 50 years of leftwing rule in central Italian region
A coalition led by the far-right former interior minister Matteo Salvini has swept to power in the central Italian region of Umbria, ending 50 years of leftwing rule and further shaking the resilience of the national government.
Salvini has bounced back after his League party was ejected from office in August after his failed attempt to bring about snap general elections. Its former partner, the Five Star Movement (M5S), then went into coalition with the centre-left Democratic party (PD).
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