The Italian 'Northern League' party is fed up with the ridiculousness of not recognizing Crimea as being Russian since it was the people's will... not to mention they are the ones suffering the most from the sanctions. Italy is also taking in hundreds and thousands of migrants from the Libyan catastrophe which was the direct result of European policies. France and Barack Obama had exerted direct pressure on the European politicians. If one considers that the Northern League represent the wealthy Northern states which lost heavily in exports to Russia, and it's the southern states which are suffering the most from migrants, then more than likely a referendum will be held in the future. If, or rather when the "Northern League" will come to power in Italy, we will immediately hold a referendum on Ital-exit. And I am confident that the majority of Italians will support the country's withdrawal from the EU." Salvini also underlined that the Libyan catastrophe was a result of European policies. First to blame is the government of France and Barack Obama. In fact, the U.S. exerted direct pressure on European politicians. "Italian government, in turn, continues to take in hundreds and thousands of immigrants. We need to follow the example of Hungary and Austria and close our borders. However, the Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi listens to direct orders from Brussels and Washington, which leads to disastrous and dramatic results for our country," - said Salvini. http://www.fort-russ.com/2016/08/after-recognizing-crimea-italian-party.html
major? pff, not really. Lega nord polls at 13%, and they're not even that strong in northern italy. so no, you can't say they represent north italy. bs as usual jeanette, why bother?
Italians are clearly much more Conservative, and Xenophobic than the Brits. Therefor I don't see why Italy wouldn't leave the EU.