Photo Gallery Salvini's Return
Matteo Salvini, head of the right-wing populist party Lega, is touring the country in an attempt to make a comeback after crashing out of the government earlier this year. His party is doing well in public opinion polls.
A Salvini supporter in Rome. The political situation in Italy is tense at the moment, with Lega attacking the current governing coalition, pairing M5S and the Social Democrats, at every opportunity.
Matteo Salvini meets a cheering crowd after holding his first speech after his party left the governing coalition with M5S. Lega had hoped the move would trigger new elections, but instead, M5S simply replaced Lega with the Social Democrats and continued to govern.
A right-wing supporter dressed as a priest during a pro-Lega rally. Salvini focuses much of his political attentions on the presumed dangers posed by immigration.
