Italy turning to the Far Right in upcoming Election

’God, Fatherland, Family’: ahead of the September 25th election, it seems that Mussolini’s values are still in vogue in Italy. They are now carried by Giorgia Meloni, whose ultra-right party is touted to win. In Italy, the far-right Brothers of Italy party - helmed by Giorgia Meloni - is leading opinion polls ahead of this weekend’s election. The party has its roots in fascism, with some commentators describing the party as ’neo-fascist’. Though fascist apologism is a crime in Italy, the memory of Mussolini continues to be venerated by some. ’Many people feel a kind of nostalgia for Mussolini. If you talk about Brothers of Italy, at least 80 per cent of supporters feel the same way’, alleges Mirko Santarelli at a rally he organised to commemorate the fascist leader. Nonetheless, ’fascism’ is a label Meloni is eager to shake. ’Many decades ago, the Italian right relegated fascism to history, condemning the deprivation of democracy’, says Meloni in an telev