Matteo Salvini

Deputy Prime Minister; Leader of the League Italy

Conservative

Hardline sovereigntist who frames border enforcement as a duty not a crime, attacks judges who release detained migrants, and rejects court-ordered compensation for blocked disembarkations as judicial overreach.

Community poll — liberal or conservative?

Liberal 223 (9%)(91%) 2283 Conservative

Details — statements, goals & consistency record →

Most recent, with sources

Why racist? The problem isn't the colour of your skin or where you were born. Even those with a residence permit who commit crimes must return to their country.

2026-04-16Interview

If so many judges release those detained, justify them, or grant permission to remain in Italy through third parties, it's clearly difficult. But where there's a will, there's a way.

Source: LaPresse ↗

2026-04-16Interview

Defending borders is not a crime, it's a public administrator's duty. This is also why we'll be in the streets on Saturday for the Patriots' demonstration.

Source: LaPresse ↗

The rest of the record — every position, the goals behind them, and where a newer stance sits awkwardly with an older one — is on the details page.