Italian League leader says ready to lead government Italy's major political players meet with the president in Rome for talks on who can break the parliamentary deadlock and lead a new Italian government. League leader Matteo Salvini, head of a right-wing group which won 37 percent of the vote, says he is ready to lead the government and to play a central role in Europe, to counter "Franco-German pressures". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES (COMPLETES VID1165003_EN)