Comment: There's nothing 'far-right' about this guy. In an interview with French magazine Le Point about yesterday's enormous rally (which was on a scale every other party in Italy can only dream of), Salvini said:
"Fascism, like communism, is a dead idea. These are phenomena to be studied, but neither of them will return. I believe that the left, right, fascist, and communist labels are outdated. I call myself Italian, neither right nor left. For me, 'populist' is a compliment, it means being close to the people."
Mr Salvini, who pressed the self-destruct button on the country's previous populist government in August, appeared on stage at the so-called Italian pride rally with former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and called for public support to defeat Italy's sitting centre-left government.
"We're here in this piazza because we have a big responsibility, to answer our people's call for unity," Mr Berlusconi said, attacking the current government as "the most left-wing" of the last 70 years.
"I would like that, since the team always wins and never alone, the embrace of this square should also go to Giorgia Meloni and Silvio Berlusconi, because together we win," Mr Salvini added, saying the crowd in the square represented the "true Italy".
Comment: Curiously, at this rally Salvini again voiced his support for the Catalan independence movement, saying "nationalism recognizes nationalism"...