A candidate from the right-wing Northern League party has warned that the "white race" in Italy will be "wiped out" if the country continues to accept migrants. In an interview on 14 January, Attilio Fontana said that white Italians must make a choice in the upcoming election on 4 March between survival and extinction at the hands of "more determined" migrants. The shocking words have made headlines across the country, and there are many calls for Fontana to quit the race. The Northern League's leader, Matteo Salvini, said people hoping for him to quit should "forget about it".