Key facts
- Matteo Salvini re-elected leader of the League party.
- Salvini secured two-thirds of delegate votes.
- Salvini vowed to review Italy's financial support for Ukraine.
Matteo Salvini was re-elected leader of his far-right League party on Sunday, despite declining poll ratings. He secured approximately two-thirds of the votes from 705 delegates at an extraordinary party congress. Salvini, who has led the League since 2013, vowed to push the government to reconsider financial and military support for Ukraine, citing Italy's difficult economic situation. His sole opponent, Massimo Garavaglia, received one-fifth of the votes. Salvini's first agenda item will be the approval of Italy's 2027-2029 budget bill.