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Italy's fascist past under scrutiny a century after putsch

Exactly 100 years ago Friday, the Black Shirt March on Rome triggered events that brought Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to power

The Independent UK

Mussolini's ghost clings to Rome, 100 years after power grab

One hundred years after Benito Mussolini grabbed power in Rome, his photograph still hangs in the prime minister's official residence, striking evidence that Italy has yet to shake off its fascist legacy.

Reuters

Italian PM Meloni easily wins 2nd and final confidence vote

Italy’s first far-right-led government since the fall of fascism in World War II can get down to business after new Premier Giorgia Meloni easily won the second of two required confidence votes in Parliament on Wednesday.

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Giorgia Meloni speaks of ‘burden’ of being Italy’s first female PM

Leader restates support for Ukraine and vows crackdown on illegal immigration in address to MPs

The Guardian - UK

Meloni on critics: Italians don't need lessons from abroad

Italy's new premier, Giorgia Meloni, has laid out her government's policy plans and shot back at critics at home and abroad over her far-right politics

The Independent UK

Pilgrims to Mussolini’s birthplace pray that new PM will resurrect a far-right Italy

In Predappio, supporters celebrate victory of their first female prime minister Giorgia Meloni, leader of a party with neo-fascist origins

The Guardian - UK

Italy's Meloni steeped herself in far-right ideology as teen

As a young teen, Italy's Giorgia Meloni embarked on an ideological quest that has propelled her to the height of government power

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Giorgia Meloni: The long climb to Italy's political summit

In 2019, Giorgia Meloni made a speech that has come to define her: "I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am a Christian, and you can't take that away from me," she told cheering supporters in Rome.

Reuters

Plaque to Irish woman who shot at Mussolini unveiled in Dublin

Violet Gibson pointed a gun at dictator Benito Mussolini in a packed Italian public square in 1926.

The Independent UK

The march on Rome and Mussolini’s ascent to power – archive, 1922

On 28 October 1922, thousands of fascists marched towards the Italian capital, threatening to seize power. The following day the king asked Mussolini to form a government

The Guardian - UK

Mussolini photo to be removed from Italian ministry wall

Removal of fascist dictator’s image leads to revelation that more hang in other government buildings

The Guardian - UK

Row over Mussolini photo as Italy's Meloni readies for power

An Italian ministry said on Tuesday it would remove from its walls a photo of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, after its recent display sparked complaints from trade unions and a former minister.

Reuters

Dublin woman who shot Mussolini to be commemorated by plaque

Violet Gibson, who had a privileged upbringing on Merrion Square as daughter of a Lord Chancellor of Ireland, shot 'Il Duce' as he walked among a crowd in Rome in 1926

Dublin Live

Edda Mussolini by Caroline Moorehead review – painstaking portrait of the Duce’s daughter

This empathic and nuanced biography of Mussolini’s favoured child casts her as both villain and victim

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With far-right leaders, Italy remembers WWII roundup of Jews

Italy’s new right-wing political leadership has marked the 79th anniversary of the World War II roundup of Rome’s Jews with calls for such a horror to never occur again

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Holocaust survivor opens Italy’s new parliament

Parliamentarians give Liliana Segre, 92, a standing ovation nearly 100 years after Mussolini came to power.

The Independent UK

Italy elects MP who collects fascist relics as Senate speaker

Ignazio La Russa was elected on the same day as the Senate was officially opened by a Holocaust survivor

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Holocaust-surviving lawmaker opens Italy's Senate, even as the far-right takes office

Liliana Segre presided over the first seating of Parliament since general elections last month, when Italians voted in their first far-right government since World War II.

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The Guardian - UK

Brothers of Italy politician who collects fascist relics elected senate speaker

Ignazio La Russa, party’s co-founder, filmed in 2018 showing off photos, medals and statue of Mussolini

The Independent UK

Holocaust survivor opens Senate as far-right to govern Italy

Italy’s Fascist past and its future governed by a party with neo-fascist origins have come to an emotional head during the first seating of Parliament since general elections last month

Reuters

Holocaust survivor oversees start of rightist Italian parliament

A Holocaust survivor presided over the opening of Italy's new parliament on Thursday, recalling the dangers of fascism as the most right-wing coalition since World War Two took control of the upper and lower houses.

The Guardian - UK

Brothers of Italy senator deletes fascist post uncovered on Instagram

Lavinia Mennuni, a candidate for ministerial position in new government, ‘praised’ fascist naval commander

The Conversation

Ukraine war: why the world can't afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history

Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden accused Vladmir Putin of a “fraudulent attempt” to claim Ukrainian territory and said the move was “trampling on the United Nations charter, and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere”. The UK’s…

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Can The Italian Left Bounce Back Against Gioriga Meloni?

NAPLES, Italy — Reeling from their poor performance in last week’s election, the Italian left is doing much soul-searching as it plans to bounce back from its defeat in the September 2022 general election.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Italy’s new far-right leader won’t be able to shed European alliances

ROME — Since World War II, 30 prime ministers have presided over the 67 governments that have marked Italy’s uniquely unstable political life. On Sept. 25, Italians elected Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, into power. Meloni will be the first woman to lead the country,…

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