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Italian opposition demands investigation after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally
1 year ago

Italian opposition demands investigation after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally

Associated Press  

ROME — Opposition politicians in Italy on Monday demanded that the government, headed by far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni, explain how hundreds of demonstrators were able to give a banned fascist salute at a Rome rally without any police intervention. Schlein and others outraged by the use of the fascist-salute in the rally noted with irony that last month, when a …

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Italian opposition demands investigation after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally
1 year ago

Italian opposition demands investigation after hundreds give fascist salute at Rome rally

LA Times  

A rally Sunday in Rome commemorates the 1978 slaying of two members of a neo-fascist youth group. Opposition politicians in Italy on Monday demanded that the government, headed by far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, explain how hundreds of demonstrators were able to give a banned fascist salute at a Rome rally without police intervention. “It’s right to recall the victims …

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Left-wing strongholds no longer exist in Italy, Giorgia Meloni boasts
1 year, 7 months ago

Left-wing strongholds no longer exist in Italy, Giorgia Meloni boasts

The Telegraph  

Giorgia Meloni boasted that there are no longer any “strongholds” of the Left in Italy after her Right-wing coalition triumphed in local elections. “Beyond all expectations, the coalition has shown itself to be united and credible,” said Antonio Tajani, Italy’s foreign minister and a heavyweight in Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party, a member of the coalition. “The result in Ancona …

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Italy's Democratic head blasts limit on LGBTQ parent rights
1 year, 9 months ago

Italy's Democratic head blasts limit on LGBTQ parent rights

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Interior Ministry this week forced Milan to limit parental rights to the biological …

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Ex-Obama campaigner voted head of Italy’s Democratic Party
1 year, 10 months ago

Ex-Obama campaigner voted head of Italy’s Democratic Party

Associated Press  

MILAN — Elly Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national and longtime left-wing political operative who worked on two presidential campaigns for former U.S. President Barack Obama, defied polls to become the first woman to head Italy’s opposition Democratic Party. Schlein’s surprise victory Sunday over the popular governor of Emilia-Romagna, a traditional left-wing stronghold, is attributed to support from women and youth …

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Italy’s fractured left taps young feminist to lift campaign
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy’s fractured left taps young feminist to lift campaign

Associated Press  

MODENA, Italy — As far-right leader Giorgia Meloni ’s push to become Italy’s first female premier gathers momentum, the country’s fractured left is offering voters a contrasting style of feminist politics. Schlein is now taking on Meloni, bringing a thoughtful, policy-packed voice to the Italian left’s national campaign in a bid to prevent what opinion polls suggest is an inevitable …

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Italy’s left insists far-right isn’t destined to win vote
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy’s left insists far-right isn’t destined to win vote

Associated Press  

ROME — Italy’s Democratic Party leader used a rally Tuesday evening to try to galvanize center-left voters, especially young people, trying to confound opinion polls that indicate a right-wing campaign alliance is headed to triumph in this month’s election of a new Parliament. As Letta tried to instill confidence among the Democrats’ base, an opinion poll published Tuesday said Meloni’s …

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Italy's left insists far-right isn't destined to win vote
2 years, 4 months ago

Italy's left insists far-right isn't destined to win vote

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Italy’s Democratic Party leader used …

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Italian-American emerges as new star of Italy’s left-wing
4 years, 11 months ago

Italian-American emerges as new star of Italy’s left-wing

Associated Press  

BOLOGNA, Italy — A dual U.S.-Italian citizen who cut her political organizing teeth on two Barack Obama campaigns is emerging as the latest rising star in Italian politics. Inside a week, 34-year-old Elly Schlein, a former European lawmaker who grew up in Switzerland, has gone from relative obscurity as a political operative to the face of Italy’s new leftist forces. …

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