Last night Italy's far-right and right-leaning parties wrapped up the election campaign in Rome. Here are some key highlights of the event.
A rousing display of nationalistic sentiments marked a joint closing rally by a right-wing coalition which polls say is on course to win Italy’s September 25 snap election.
On Thursday night, flag-waving and slogan-shouting right-wing supporters at Rome’s famed Piazza del Popolo gave enough indications of which way the wind is blowing as the country. The iconic square, framed by three domed churches with an Egyptian obelisk at the centre, was not full by the time the speeches began. But it was clear from the flags carried by the crowd that most of the hundreds of people gathered here support Meloni. Among them are many under 25s, a demographic that both Forward Italy and the League have a much harder time appealing to, traditionally associated with the neo-liberal, business-friendly right-wing.
“An Italy concerned with fighting poverty, helping mothers be mothers and workers, and helping peoples like those in Africa to live in adequate conditions instead of dying at sea,” she toldwhile brandishing a large flag displaying the party’s symbol – much criticised by its detractors for featuring the tricolour flame, traditionally associated with neo-fascist movements.
Gioventu Nazionale is the youth wing of Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, who were enthusiastically present at the rally in Rome on September 22, 2022. Throughout the campaign, Meloni has tried to project a moderate image to reassure international observers and European partners – whose money comes with strings attached.
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