“Prima gli italiani!” Change and continuity on the Italian far right: the Lega and Fratelli d'Italia
Keywords:
Italy, extreme right, populism, Lega, Fratelli d’Italia, Matteo Salvini, Giorgia MeloniAbstract
Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, nº 132, p. 25-48
Quadrimestral (October_December 2022)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2022.132.3.25
Reception date: 03.05.22 ; Acceptance date: 22.07.22
The far right has become a major political actor in Italy. In this light, this paper focusses on three issues: first, it shows that far-right political alternatives have been around for some time, and highlights the reasons behind their electoral growth; second, the Lega Nord’s Le Pen-ist turn is analysed, along with the process by which Fratelli d'Italia was formed, following the neo-fascist tradition of the Movimento Sociale Italiano; and finally, the two parties’ ideological and policy proposals are examined, showing both the changes and continuities with their origins.
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