Quotes from Matteo Salvini

I will seek to change some of the European treaties and regulations which penalise Italian people.

I'm sick of seeing the immigrants in the hotels and the Italians who sleep in cars. This is the racist country.

I don't have to justify myself every time I go to Israel.

It is evident that the fanatical interpretation of the Koran is incompatible with our values of freedom and with Christian values.

Like Trump, I would say that fake news is distributed 24 hours a day.

The so-called 'far right' defends the working class far more than the left does.

Let the French ministers take care of France; we will take care of Italy!

We have created a ministry of the family to work on fertility, nurseries, on a fiscal system which takes large families into account.

I tell the truth and they call me a fascist, a racist, an ugly, dirty, nasty, xenophobic populist.

You can't die from going to the stadium to see a soccer match.

Listening to the people, being a minister that goes to the cities, to the squares, to the stations, to the hospitals, for me is a duty and a pleasure.

The laws imposed by Brussels damage Italian artisans, traders, pensioners, but hey, Europe is asking, so we have to obey. Come on, if Europe asks me to throw myself in a well, I'm not going to do that just because Europe is asking me to, am I?

With nice words, we never obtained anything.

Centuries of history risk disappearing if Islamization, which up until now has been underestimated, gains the upper hand.

In my opinion, Islam is an outdated religion. It's not modern. And therefore, there's too much space for violence.

We don't need a strongman. But we need a strong country that is not subordinate to Europe.

I don't want to leave euro or leave the European Union.

Only Europeans can decide what is best for Europe.

We do not accept lessons on rights or humanity from Mr. Macron.