Salvini, Bonelli: "Vulgar against Macron." Borghi: "Embarrassing." The League demands a denial from the Elysée Palace.

"Vulgar." "Embarrassing." "Meloni should dissociate herself." "The prime minister's silence is causing a stir." Italian politicians have reacted harshly to Matteo Salvini 's comments against Macron, which have sparked a diplomatic incident with the Elysée Palace . Meanwhile, from Via Bellerio, a request to Paris for a denial has been issued. "If Macron denies his intention to invite European soldiers to fight in Ukraine, the matter is closed," stated Romeo, leader of the League group in the Senate.

Borghi (Iv): “Embarrassing page”

"We've been saying from the start that Salvini's embarrassing statements against Macron cast a pall of ambiguity over the government and the actions of the Prime Minister, who in Washington and the European Council sits alongside the French president, preaching European unity, while in Rome she lets her deputy vulgarly attack one of our key allies. We advised Giorgia Meloni to clarify her position immediately, so as not to expose our country to a bad international image. She didn't do so, and now our ambassador in Paris has been summoned by the French government, opening an embarrassing chapter for Italy." Senator Enrico Borghi , vice president of Italia Viva, wrote this on social media.

Bonelli, Salvini uses vulgar language, Meloni should distance herself

"Salvini is the deputy prime minister and he constantly forgets it, consequently using vulgar language unsuitable for his role. Meloni should teach, or at least remind, Salvini how to behave and therefore should censor the words of her deputy prime minister, which caused a diplomatic incident between Italy and France. That Italian soldiers should not go to Ukraine is beyond question, but with his barroom language, Salvini demonstrates he is not fit for the role he holds." This is what Angelo Bonelli , MP for AVS, said.

Gozi: "Meloni's silence on the Salvini-Macron deal is causing controversy."

"They call her 'moderate and pro-European.' In reality, Giorgia Meloni remains silent, while her vice president insults a president who is a friend and ally. Moderate? Meloni's silence is louder than a thousand shouts." Sandro Gozi , MEP for Renew Europe and Secretary General of the European Democratic Party, wrote this in X.

Della Vedova (+EU), Meloni disowns Salvini

"The summoning of the Italian ambassador to France was predictable, after the deafening silence with which Meloni thought she could gloss over the vulgar and politically rambling statements of Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini against Macron and France. It's pointless to imagine what the FdI and Lega might have said if the two sides were reversed, that is, in the face of such a French attack, at the same institutional level, against the for them untouchable Giorgia Meloni." +Europa MP Benedetto Della Vedova wrote this in X. "There is no middle ground; either Meloni disowns Salvini or she makes the direct attack on Macron her own," he concludes.

Lega: The issue is closed if Macron denies sending EU troops.

If Macron denies his intention to invite European soldiers to fight in Ukraine, that's a closed issue. And continuing to bring up the European nuclear umbrella, European armies, European missiles and bazookas isn't helpful right now: let's allow the glimmers of peace to continue, let's let Trump and those who truly want peace work.

Thus said the leader of the League group in the Senate, Massimiliano Romeo , referring to the French president.