Clockwork anti-fascism in view of the ballots, but the Brothers of Italy is rooted in the constitutional arc
Giorgia Meloni's party looks to Washington, not Salò, for the future of the Italian center-right
Once, Silvio Berlusconi spoke of "clockwork justice" to describe the actions of the judges towards him and towards the exponents of his party in the run up to the elections. Today, especially after the demonstration on Saturday in Rome, we can speak of "clockwork anti-fascism", with ballots around the corner and Fratelli d'Italia and Giorgia Meloni under constant attack by the mainstream press and the left.
Nothing to worry about: on Monday, miraculously, fascism will go off our radar. The head of state himself, Sergio Mattarella, expressed his dismay with conviction at the cowardly attack on the CGIL but stressed that it was an "isolated episode" and "not to be worried" about the country's stability. Faced with the authoritative sentences of a head of state certainly not close to the right, the left has chosen to respond with an out-of-line aggression. Beppe Provenzano also stated that "Brothers of Italy are outside the constitutional arc". A ridiculous statement, aimed at delegitimizing those who, according to the latest SWG polls, represent the first Italian party in the voters' intentions to vote.
Fratelli d'Italia is a party founded in December 2012 by a split of the then Popolo della Libertà (PdL), the Berlusconian container of the Italian center-right. Together with the Lega and Forza Italia, it governs in 14 of the Italian regions – including some of the very best from an economic point of view such as Lombardy, Veneto and Piedmont – and in hundreds of Italian municipalities. Already in 2008, when they were still in the PDL, the current leader, Giorgia Meloni, and another leading exponent of the movement, Ignazio La Russa, were appointed by Giorgio Napolitano respectively minister for youth and defense policies, swearing allegiance to the Constitution. Italian. Knowing the history of the then President of the Republic it is unlikely that he would give the mandate to dangerous pro-fascist extremists.
In the legislature that saw its beginnings after the elections of 4 March 2018, Giorgia Meloni has always remained in the opposition. Both of the governments of Giuseppe Conte and that of Mario Draghi, claiming his line of coherence and stating that "he will return to the government when the time comes with the entire center-right after winning the elections". These do not seem to be the words of an extremist who stands outside the constitutional arc. Nor does her attitude seem to be the attitude of those who seek in every way to obtain government and sub-government posts or a desire for power: since its birth FdI has never been in the so-called "control room".
After the latest government crisis, the Brothers of Italy has once again chosen the path of opposition. The only party to oppose the national unity executive led by Mario Draghi. If Matteo Salvini made the choice to support the former ECB president also under the pressure of the Northern League strongholds in view of the implementation of the PNRR, Meloni was able to make a different choice that seems to pay off at the electoral level. Last 3 and 4 October, in the main cities the FdI vote quadrupled its approval and the party rose to over 20 percent nationwide. A detail that many do not dwell on is that both the leader of FdI and Matteo Salvini manage to channel dissent towards government policies by keeping it inside Parliament. From this point of view, being in opposition – today as never before – represents a fundamental factor for the stability of the political system and of the country-system itself. Maybe someone would like 20 percent of Meloni and Salvini to end up in the hands of General Pappalardo, Forza Nuova and Casa Pound? Maybe someone would want the best so the worst?
After the assault on the CGIL, the group leader of the Brothers of Italy in the Chamber of Deputies went to the headquarters of the union to express his solidarity with Maurizio Landini and the members of the movement. Even if the fact found little space in the newspapers of the Triad – CorRepStamp – it was a gesture that alone shows the distance of Meloni's party from certain movements which, moreover, in the past have never failed to declare contempt. for the leaders of the Italian democratic right, from Gianfranco Fini to Meloni herself.
There is still a long way to go that could lead Brothers of Italy to the government and, perhaps, Giorgia Meloni to be the first female prime minister in the history of our country. FdI MP Marco Osnato recently stated in an interview with Il Giornale that the right is working to create a political ruling class up to the task. The openness to political sensitivities that come from the liberal, popular and liberal conservative world would certainly give the party a greater title to try to permanently represent the variegated galaxy of the Italian center-right. Giorgia Meloni was the only Italian politician to speak – moreover in English – to the American Conservative Union two years ago: surely from the republican big tent she will have drawn a significant experience to put into practice if she were to lead the country. The Italian right looks to Washington, Gaullism and London, not Salò. With all due respect to Mr Provenzano.
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