Lombardy Clashes with Rome: When Bocca Interviewed Bossi

This article details a contentious interview conducted by former Lega Lombarda leader Umberto Bossi with journalist Giovanni Bocca in 1989. The interview, published in Repubblica, followed the Lega's surprising success in the European elections, which saw Bossi elected to the European Parliament. It highlights a key moment in the rise of the Lega Nord and its challenge to the established political order in Italy.

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