ROME — Italy’s reserve prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was outraged after Italy’s new prime minister, Lawrence Boone, said France would monitor the rule of law in Italy after Italy’s new government comes to power.
In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Boone said: The EU has already shown its vigilance against other countries such as Hungary and Poland. ”
Meloni, who will be appointed prime minister of Italy after the right-wing coalition won 44% of the vote in the Sept. 25 elections, called the comments “an unacceptable threat of interference in a sovereign state.”
Meloni wrote on Facebook on Friday: The threat of unacceptable interference with sovereign states and member states of the European Union. “
Meloni was also offended by last week’s post-election comments by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne about human rights and the right to abortion. “
Relations between France and Italy grew closer under the premiership of Mario Draghi, when he and Emmanuel Macron signed a strategic partnership and worked together to propose reforms to European financial rules.
However, in an interview with Le Figaro before the election, Meloni suggested that her government could upset that relationship and that she intends to put Italy first.
she said: Like France and Germany, Italy must be able to defend its interests in Europe.”
The French embassy in Rome did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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