“Everything that is not Italian, out of the country”: Berlusconi and Salvini around Giorgia Meloni for a joint meeting before the legislative elections – franceinfo

The big names of the Italian far right marched on stage, Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Thursday, September 22. The “Cavaliere” Sylvio Berlusconi, no longer very dashing at almost 86 years old. Matteo Salvini, the strong man of the Lega, yesterday leader of the far right. And the one who took his place, and made him outdated, the Meloni as it is called in Italy. Giorgia Meloni, leader of Fratelli d’Italia, an ultra-conservative, identity and nationalist formation, gave its last meeting before the Italian legislative elections which take place on Sunday. A crucial election in this founding member country of the European Union and third economy in the euro zone. >> Giorgia Meloni, the far-right candidate, is the symbol of the “disarray” of the Italians, analyzes a researcher The alliance dominated by the far-right is favored with 25% of the voting intentions. So will Italy bring to power an heiress of fascism? The child of Garbatella, a long popular district of Rome, was formed in the ranks of the Italian Social Movement (MSI) post-fascist, but, on stage Thursday evening, not a word comes to recall this filiation. Giorgia Meloni talks about the economy, Italy’s place in Europe and in the world. She puts the mute on her personal trinity: God, country and family. The international press is there. It’s about reassurance. Moreover, to hear it is the left that should worry: “When democracy arrived, the left lost its mind. It revealed itself for what it is, an extremist left, enraged, violent , who is terrified of losing her power system.” End of campaign with reversed front of a demonized extreme right. “Throughout the campaign, we were told that we were scary, but the only ones who are scared are them,” said Giorgia Meloni from the podium. “They are not afraid of those who dream of a proud Italy, who want to become proud again of their nation, of their people, of their flag” Giorgia Meloni, President of Fratelli d’Italia at a meeting in Rome The fundamentals are left to Matteo Salvini, stooge in spite of himself: “The left proposes to repopulate our villages by bringing in more and more migrants. I say no. Let’s repopulate them by allowing our boys to have more sons and by helping mothers to become moms.” In case it was not clear, the former vice-president of the Italian Council of Ministers specifies: “I say mum and dad, because the mum is called mum and not parent 1, parent 2 or parent 32.. .” But in the crowd we are not mistaken and we know why we support “the Meloni”: “Anything that is not Italian, go hop, broom, out of the country!” exclaims a far-right activist. We need roots. In Italy, they are being snatched from us and it is the fault of those who govern us!” Giorgia Meloni has not governed in recent years. The clearance bonus will be for her on Sunday. The right and the far right in a meeting in Rome: report by Louise Bodet listen