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Italy’s president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism

Fratelli d'Italia (brothers of Italy) leader Giorgia Meloni gestures during a meeting in Rome, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Italy's fascist legacy faces increasingly scrutiny these days, with elections for Parliament on Sept 25, 2022. Opinion polls indicate the far-right Brothers of Italy, with neo-fascist roots, would be the top vote-getter, with Meloni, the party's leader, eager to become premier. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP) FILE - Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attends a media event for center-right leaders in Rome, on March 1, 2018. Italy's fascist legacy faces increasingly scrutiny these days, with elections for Parliament on Sept 25, 2022. Opinion polls indicate the far-right Brothers of Italy, with neo-fascist roots, would be the top vote-getter, with Meloni, the party's leader, eager to become premier. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File) Italian President Sergio Mattarella speaks at the Quirinale Presidential palace in Rome, Thursday, July 21, 2022. Italy’s president says he has dissolved Parliament after Premier Mario Draghi’s coalition fell apart. No date was set for a new election, but President Sergio Mattarella said it must be held within 70 days under Italy’s Constitution. Mattarella said he decided on early elections because the lack of support for Draghi also indicated there was no possibility of forming another government that could carry a majority of lawmakers. (Giuseppe Lami, Pool Photo via AP) FILE - The League leader Matteo Salvini, right, is flanked by Silvio Berlusconi as he addresses a rally in Rome, on Oct. 19, 2019. The ink had barely dried on the presidential decree putting a premature end to Parliament after Italian Premier Mario Draghi's government collapsed, but politicians, including coalition allies who helped topple him, were already rushing into campaign mode on Friday. Perhaps the quickest was Matteo Salvini, the right-wing leader, who teamed up with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi to desert a confidence vote that Draghi sought this week to revive his struggling 17-month-old coalition, (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Italy’s president: Strong democracy crucial against fascism