Italy's deputy PM Matteo Salvini has brushed off news of his break-up publicised by his former girlfriend on Instagram on Monday.
Elisa Isoardi, a TV host who had been in a relationship with Mr Salvini for three years, made the announcement as he flew to Ghana to discuss migrants, BBC reported.
He later dismissed it, saying Italians "did not care".
Ms Isoardi's post on Instagram features an intimate selfie of the couple.
Quoting a line from contemporary poet Gio Evan, Ms Isoardi writes: "It's not what we have given each that I miss, but what we still had to give to each other."
She adds: "With immense respect for the true love that was, thank you Matteo."
The relationship with Mr Salvini ended two and a half months ago, but Ms Isoardi, who hosts a cookery sho...
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