Federal Secretary of Italian party 'Lega' (League), Matteo Salvini, speaks during his press conference at the party's headquarter in Milan, Italy, 5 March 2018. The party that ran for the general elections in a coalition with the 'Forza Italia' (FI) party of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, gained more votes within the alliance than the FI and sees Salvini now as the contender for the alliance's leadership. General elections were held in Italy on 04 March 2018 with the country's economic struggle and reaction on the massive migrant influx reflecting the voters' decisions. ANSA/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO