Rome, 16 June 2024 – A first day of decompression for Ilaria Saliswho yesterday morning, despite last-minute confirmations, defected the video link to the Milanese party of the Italian Left. Arrived on Saturday evening at her parents’ house in Monzaafter a long journey from Budapest, the new MEP, elected with over 176 thousand preferences in the ranks of Green Left Alliance (Avs), – the organizers of the event announced – “he was not in a position to intervene”. But behind the change of program there was also “a misunderstanding”, as the Milanese organizers defined it: what Salis believed to be a private connection with the party was a public event.
Ilaria Salis’s return to Italy after detention in Hungary
With some discontent on the part of the militants present, the expected first public appearance of the Brianza teacher and activist therefore did not take place. His father, Roberto Salis, intervened in his place. “It was a bit of a sudden event, if anyone is interested I have two tickets to Budapest this evening” he joked at the beginning of the connection, commenting on the sudden release of his daughter, with the immunity granted by the Hungarian authorities before the official proclamation expected in about a year month.
“Yesterday I resigned from the role of spokesperson and candidate for third parties, now Ilaria must speak. In the next few days it will begin its activity, I know that you have made an excellent purchase, it will be a great surprise and not so pleasant for the majority” said Salis in his speech. The election – he added – “confirms that the choice we have made is it was the right choice, it’s only thanks to the political pressure you and Ilaria put onand this shows that when there are ignoble political attacks there must be an equally if not stronger response.” Today Ilaria Salis will celebrate her 40th birthday at home with her family. Then – her father said – she will continue to study and research to understand everything that happened in Italy, planning his first interventions and initiatives as an MEP.
