Lega per Salvini premier
Originally founded in 1989 as Lega Nord, the League for Salvini Premier emerged from the merger of northern Italian autonomist movements, advocating for a federal Italy. Key priorities include opposing illegal immigration, promoting fairer taxation, and supporting "freedom and sovereignty of peoples" in Europe. In the 2022 elections, the League contributed significantly to the center-right coalition's victory, securing 65 MPs and 29 senators. It now holds five ministerial positions and eleven undersecretary roles in the Italian government, with Matteo Salvini serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport. The League also governs fourteen regions, including Lombardy and Veneto, and participates in over a thousand municipal administrations nationwide.
Party members
Paolo Borchia is a political science graduate from the University of Padua. He started his career in the private sector, specifically in marble, and in 2010, he began working as an assistant to Lega MEP Lorenzo Fontana in the European Parliament. In 2016, he became a political adviser at the Europe of Freedom and Nations Group. From 2018 to 2024, he was the head of Lega’s International Department. Mr. Borchia has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Since December 2022, he has been the provincial secretary of Lega for Verona and deputy secretary for the Veneto region. After being reelected as an MEP in 2024, he became the head of the Lega delegation at the European Parliament.
Member: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Delegation for relations with Mercosur, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
