ITALY: Umberto Bossi, the founder of Italy’s far-right Northern League and one of the most controversial figures of Italian politics, died on Thursday aged 84, his party said.

His death prompted swift reactions across the political spectrum. President Sergio Mattarella praised him as “a passionate political leader and sincere democrat,” while Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni acknowledged his “fundamental contribution” to the formation of Italy’s first modern far-right coalition.

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