Lega, off to the key congress for Salvini’s estate. In the front row, the empty armchair with the glasses by Maroni-Corriere.it

FROM OUR REPORTER
BUSTO ARSIZIO (Varese) — at the Teatro Sociale there is an empty seat in the front row. Above is a League flag with a pair of red glasses resting on it. They are those of BoboMaroni, who passed away recently.
And everywhere there are posters with the inscription: Thanks Roberto. The League will always love you. Many approach, moved.

In the meantime, a key match began on the stage, with the Lombard governor Attilio Fontana as a militant. At the Sociale di Busto, 639 militants of the League are lined up to vote and elect the new provincial secretary of Varese. a true, full-blown congress. One head is one vote, in the secret of the ballot box, on which the estate of federal secretary Matteo Salvini will also depend. A local challenge, which however has a national value. Because Varese, even if the congress is held in nearby Busto, the Nazareth of the League. It all started here, in 1984, when Umberto Bossi founded the Lombard League in the office of the notary Bellorini.

And today Varese is once again the crossroads of that political history that began almost 40 years ago. In the field, after almost 8 years without congressor, there are Andrea Cassanimayor of Gallarate, at altitude Salvini and the challenger Joseph Longhinmilitant of the origins and also supported by Northern Committee led by Umberto Bossi, who has just launched a harsh attack on Salvini’s leadership.
The outgoing party commissioner Stefano Gualandris, a loyal follower of Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, who has his identity and political fort in the Varese area, acts as referee.

If Cassani wins, it would be a godsend for Salvini because he would be able to contain the frond. But if Longhin wins, especially after losing the Bergamo congress, another vital territory for the Carroccio, the Northern League leader would be in serious trouble. Giorgetti, the national deputy secretary who, however, has more than one friction with his leader, meanwhile, will not be seen this morning. He awaits the outcome of the congress. Then we’ll see, the people say about him.