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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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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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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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