Young Democrat Leader Says They Are Ready to Reject Wars

Virginia Libero is the leader of the young people in Italy's Democratic Party. The party's short name is Pd.

She made a strong statement about war. She said young people are ready to say no to wars. She said this about wars that leaders start.

Her words came at a difficult time. There is a fight inside the Pd party about weapons for Ukraine.

Many people in the party's base do not want to send weapons to Ukraine. The base means normal party members, not just leaders.

This idea matches what Giuseppe Conte thinks. Conte is the leader of another party called Cinque Stelle, or M5S.

Conte wants to become the leader of a bigger group of left parties. He is having a strong challenge with other leaders about this.

There have been many vetoes between the leaders. A veto means saying no to another person's plan.

There have also been ultimatums. An ultimatum is a final warning before something bad happens.

So now, two things are happening together. Leaders are fighting for power. And normal party members disagree about war.