League calls for a broad alliance that encompasses parties on the far right of the political spectrum. "For months the League has been calling for a united centre-right, in Europe as in Italy," the League said in a statement on Monday.

The League belongs to the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, which also includes the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Finns Party of France (FPI) The EPP has rejected the idea of an alliance with the League.