Last day of the League congress, today the Salvini-Garavaglia challenge and the vote

"Is everything going well? No, everything is not going well. We clearly perceive that we have problems. We are here to improve. And it is perfectly understandable for those who started from zero. Marti (secretary of the League in Puglia, ed.) makes it clear that you should be happy if you get 8%. The problem is if in Bergamo, where they were used to getting 50%, they get 20% and get angry and ask themselves why. So how do we recover? There has been talk here of teamwork. I simply say: let's bring onto the team those who have proven on the ground that they can produce consensus." So said minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, speaking at the party's extraordinary congress, currently underway in Milan. And he concluded: "There has been talk of playing on the attack; unfortunately I have always played in goal, it's part of my character. If you need a goalkeeper, I'll be there, otherwise, forward with the others." LIVE UPDATES: The second and final day of the congress began nearly an hour late due to technical problems at the Allianz MiCo convention center in Milan. Lorenzo Fontana, who is chairing the assembly, apologized, saying: "Artificial intelligence evidently isn't all that intelligent yet; we have room to survive." Today the two candidates for the secretaryship will face off: the outgoing Matteo Salvini and challenger Massimo Garavaglia, senator and former minister in the Draghi government. Whoever wins will lead the party for 4 years, until 2030. Speaking in order will be Lorenzo Fontana, MEP Silvia Sardone, the ministers, and the two candidates. Then the (secret) vote and, after the announcement of results, the closing remarks by the elected secretary. There is anticipation over what Salvini will say about the new bodies provided for in the statute, approved yesterday, and about what role Luca Zaia might have. These are the political secretariat made up of 9 members and the federal coordinator of the secretariats, both chosen by the leader, who can dismiss them. Another expected novelty: the party symbol, which could include the expression "Federal Italy," an old copyright of Umberto Bossi's, while keeping the figure of Alberto da Giussano. In any case, the era of "Lega Salvini premier" (the current name), wanted by the deputy prime minister, who has led the party since 2013, will end. Among other things, the new electoral law requires it. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA