Italian Leaders Pay Tribute to Northern League Founder Umberto Bossi After His Death

Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Premier Giorgia Meloni have led tributes to Umberto Bossi, the founder of the Northern League party, who passed away at 84. His funeral is set for Sunday in Pontida, the party's spiritual home, with Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini also hailing his legacy.

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Bossi's funeral to be held on Sunday in Pontida

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 20 - The funeral of Northern League founder Umberto Bossi, who died on Thursday aged 84, will take place at the party's spiritual home of Pontida on Sunday, family sources said on Friday. The service will be held at the northern Italian town's 'Abbazia di San Giacomo Maggiore' (James the Great Abbey), the sources said. Every year the League holds a big rally in Pontida, where the Oath of Pontida marking the foundation of the Lombard League was signed in 1167. (see related s...

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Italian Leaders Pay Tribute to Northern League Founder Umberto Bossi After His Death

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