France condemns Italy's prime minister meeting with the Yellow vests

The French foreign ministry spokesperson calling the meeting, which was held during the Tuesday, for ”a provocation that is unacceptable between neighbouring countries ”.

Mr Di Maio, who has been a state responsibility, should ensure that he does not weaken the relations between our two countries with their repeated provocations, both for France and for Italy's sake, " said the spokesperson.

Luigi Di Maio is the leader of the populist party Femstjärnerörelsen. Photo: Matt Dunham/AP

for the populist party Femstjärnerörelsen. On Tuesday, he announced that he had met the Yellow västarnas leader Christophe Chalencon and Ingrid Levavasseur, both of the tops of the operating list for the elections to the european Parliament in may, near Paris. He also said that he invited the two, along with additional representatives of the movement to Rome to have a follow-up meeting.

”the winds of Change have reached over the alps,” wrote the vice-the prime minister, in a message on Twitter.

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and the xenophobic party of Lega nord came to power, the relationship between Italy and France become increasingly more tense.

France, whose government is following a policy essentially different from the Italian coalition, called earlier in the year up Italy's ambassador in the country after a statement from Luigi Di Maio.

Italy's second deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, recently went out in strong criticism of the president of the French republic Emmanuel Macron, and regretted that the French people are forced to live ”under a terrible government and a terrible president”.

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