for migrants living here, the new hard—line administration is sowing fear. it makes me feel intimidated. maybe they don't want the foreigners. sometimes my child used to ask me, mummy, why is it that the police always come? i say i don't know. the league is hoping success in ferrara will spur victory in the regional election on sunday, wresting control from the left after 75 years. that could topple the government and sweep the populist far—right matteo salvini to power. campaigning nearby, the rock star of italian politics drives home his message. if the far—right wins here, in this area, it's a complete political earthquake. it means, if he wins here, he could win anywhere in italy.