“Federalism is near. We’ve pushed until we found the right way for it, the democratic way. As Albertoni [president of the regional council in Lombardy] said, everything has been arranged and we’ll be voting in Lombardy. Therefore we bring you today the beginning of Federalism inside our institutions. A great novelty: once we were your means to ask the Government about Federalism. Today, however, we bring you this Federalism. Yes, today we begin our Federalism inside the institutions. This is the great novelty: the federalist fight that the various regions will fight by asking to the Government, to the State, the right to their autonomy.”
With these words Umberto Bossi announced in Venice the beginning of federalism. Finally, after years of empty promises, Lega Nord keeps its word. Everyone, even those who thought that, once in power, the upper echelons of the Lega would have abused of their power to help friends and relatives, has to face the truth. Federalism has begun!
It’s just a shame that this speech is dated September 2006!
Bossi has been talking about Federalism for decades. In the meantime the municipalities no longer receive the council tax. Highway fares increase in the North whilst they remain unchanged in Rome. Government goods are on sale to privates (i.e. multinational companies). In Piedmont Cota and his friends are helping their friends and relatives.
On the streets there are signs that read: La Lega ti Frega (the Lega chisels you). Once upon a time Rome was the one (supposedly) stealing.
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