Sardines take on League in birthplace of Italian socialism as key election looms
(The Guardian Italy)

Sunday´s regional elections are seen as crucial test for coalition government and future of Salvini´s far-right partyAmong the gifts the Sardines - the Italian movement facing off against the far-right politics of Matteo Salvini - received in recent weeks were six works of art by the late Aldo Borgonzoni, a painter and anti-fascist resistance fighter.Borgonzoni´s granddaughter is Lucia Borgonzoni, the far-right candidate seeking to bring an end to 70 years of leftwing rule in Emilia-Romagna on Sunday in regional elections that will prove an important test for the stability of the national government coalition between the centre-left Democratic party (PD) and the Five Star Movement (M5S), and may decide whether Salvini and the far-right League return to power. Continue reading...