Ex-Lega Politician Ravetto Trades Barbs with Former Colleagues Amid Party Switch
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- Italian politician Laura Ravetto, who recently joined General Vannacci's party, is reportedly engaged in a public dispute with her former Lega colleagues.
- Ravetto has shifted her stance on migration, criticizing the Lega's past efforts on repatriations after previously defending them.
- Accusations and counter-accusations have been exchanged, with former colleagues questioning her motives for leaving the Lega and Ravetto criticizing their political positions and effectiveness.
Italian politician Laura Ravetto, formerly of the Lega and Forza Italia, has joined General Vannacci's party and is now embroiled in a public spat with her ex-colleagues from the Lega. The dispute highlights sharp ideological shifts and personal animosities following her departure.
You only left the Lega because you thought you wouldn't be renominated.
Ravetto has notably reversed her position on migration. While with the Lega, she stated that repatriations had increased to 7,000 that year. After switching parties, she dismissed this figure as "miserable" and criticized the Lega for sending her on television to defend such policies. This about-face has drawn sharp criticism from her former party members.
He wouldn't have renominated me, precisely to make space again for his girlfriend...
During a television appearance, Lega group leader Riccardo Molinari accused Ravetto of leaving the Lega solely because she believed she would not be renominated. Ravetto reportedly retorted that Molinari would not have renominated her to make space for his girlfriend, Lega deputy Rebecca Frassini. Further exchanges occurred with MEP Susanna Ceccardi, whom Ravetto allegedly told that without Vannacci's party, the left would win in 2027. Ceccardi countered that Ravetto was "flipping the omelet" and reminded her that they were all elected with the Lega.
Laura, with me, you are flipping the omelet. I remind you that you were all elected, including Vannacci, with the Lega!
The exchanges, described as "poisonous," also saw Ravetto suggest that Ceccardi's European seat was secured because Vannacci conceded ground in Tuscany. Ravetto, who expressed frustration over an 8-hour train delay in June, ironically thanking Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, believes the Lega misses her ability to represent them on television. She stated, "The Lega is annoyed; they no longer have anyone like me to send on TV."
What omelet, you Lega members are the ones breaking the eggs.
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Originally published by Corriere della Sera in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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