The party of which mr zaia , governor of the veneto region , is a leading member has for years been loudly decrying the waste and corruption of southern italy and the capital , rome .
But a partnership between the league and mr berlusconi 's people of freedom ( pdl ) movement has a fair chance of winning the populous lombardy and veneto regions , thereby robbing the pd of a majority in the upper chamber .
The next target was the fountain of the bees , at the entrance to the via veneto . This was built to the design of the famous roman 17th century sculptor gianlorenzo bernini .