Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has expressed concerns about the growing threat of Islamo-leftism in the West.
What happened
Following his re-election as Federal Secretary of the anti-mass migration Lega party, Salvini told a conservative newspaper that more needs to be done to confront the spread of radical Islam in Italy and across Europe. He cited recent unrest in Milan and other cities, where far-left groups and Islamic ethnic minority groups have been involved in riots.
Salvini warned that radical Islamism will be a major problem for Italy over the next 20 years and advocated for a crackdown on Islamist groups and certain mosques. He also called for tighter immigration laws, including the expansion of crimes that could lead to citizenship being revoked.
The Italian government has introduced an emergency decree to strengthen police and prosecutorial powers to confront unrest, including a new offense for using electronic devices to promote or organize violent demonstrations.
