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Salvini Pulls Rank After Trouncing Five Star in EU Vote
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Leader of Italy’s League sets sights on bloc’s budget limits
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Rightist party finished twice as strong as coalition partner
Matteo Salvini wasted no time in asserting his control over Italy’s populist coalition government after a resounding victory in Sunday’s European parliamentary elections.
The deputy premier said the next phase will be focused on cutting taxes -- the priority of his pro-business party, the League -- and insisted he won’t let European Union rules prevent him from delivering fiscal stimulus to the economy.
