War on Italy by land invasion and propaganda - socially responsible candidates labeled “far right”
Giorgia Meloni’s “Brothers Of Italy”, Matteo Salvini’s “Lega” (dropping the “Nord” to be more comprehensive of all Italy) and Raffaele Fitto, “Us with Italy”, join with Berlisconi’s backing.
Express, “Italian election: ‘Immigration out of control!’ Lega backs Berlusconi in crucial vote”, 2 March 2018:
The 81-year-old Silvio Berlusconi is the founder of liberal Forza Italia (Go Italy) party and the leader of a coalition composed of Matteo Salvini’s Lega and Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers Of Italy parties.
The former prime minister has fought through sex scandals, corruption allegations and a tax fraud conviction to stage a political comeback.
The latest projections show his coalition is leading with 36 per cent of the vote, bringing Mr Berlusconi closer to win his seventh electoral campaign.
The Italian election will be held on March 4.
Attilo Fontana, a key member of Italy’s Lega, has joined forces with former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to call for an immigration clampdown days before citizens go to the polls, it emerged on BBC Newsnight.
He stated: “People here are worried about the current immigration situation. It’s currently not under control and it’s creating social tension.”
In an attempt to sway voters on election day, Mr Fontana emphasised that immigration is “not under control” as he issued promises to get rid of immigrants.
“It’s clearly unthinkable we could send hundreds of thousands back home instantly.
He stated: “If they come back, we’re waiting for them.
“We check hundreds of people every day and we’ve got plenty of ways of keeping them under surveillance.
“We have new technology and CCTV cameras which allows us to monitor entrances and exits in the city.”
Meanwhile, former Italian integration minister and current member of the ruling Democratic Party (PD), Cecile Kyenge, declared that she is a “victim” of the campaign by both Berlusconi and Fontana.
Kyenge declared herself a ‘victim’ of the campaign by both Berlusconi and Fontana.
She accused both of them for “investing in racism” as she cried out for a change in rhetoric ahead of the vote.
Ms Kyenge told BBC Newsnight: “I’m a victim of the campaign from this political party, they are working and investing in fewer people and I think that today, our country must take measures and sanctions to all political leaders and political parties who are investing in racism.”
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Updates:
Telegraph, 4 March 2018, 10:52pm:
Silvio Berlusconi and his far-Right allies are on course to emerge as the largest bloc in the Italian parliament after Sunday’s election, according to exit polls which forecast no overall winner and political deadlock for the country.
The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement looks set to become the biggest single party, feeding off discontent over entrenched corruption and growing poverty, while the ruling centre-left Democratic Party (PD) is seen limping home in third place.
The polls - which have sometimes in the past given misleading initial readings - suggests strong backing for anti-establishment and far-Right parties after a campaign marked by anger over the listless economy, high unemployment and immigration.
Telegraph, “Victory for Eurosceptic, populist parties shocks the establishment in Italy election”, 5 March 2018:
Italian voters have flocked to anti-establishment, Eurosceptic parties and rejected mainstream, traditional political parties, the latest results from the country’s election indicated on Monday.
The populist Five Star Movement, founded by stand-up comedian Beppe Grillo as a bombastic challenge to the established order, emerged as the big winner of the general election, in a result that will be viewed with trepidation in Brussels.
With around half the ballot counted, it looked as though the Five Star Movement had won around a third of all votes, up from 25 per cent in Italy’s last general election in 2013.
The Eurosceptic, anti-immigration League also performed well, according to preliminary calculations.
The numbers suggested that The League and Five Star together attracted 50 per cent of all votes.
The League was projected to take more than 17 per cent of the vote – compared with just four per cent at the last election.
In a bitter blow for former premier Silvio Berlusconi, The League was projected to take more votes than his more moderate, centre-Right Forza Italia party.
The two parties are in an uneasy alliance, along with two other centre-Right parties, and together the bloc was expected to win around 37 per cent of the vote.
No party or alliance got over the threshold of 40 per cent, which would have allowed it to form a government outright.
Matteo Salvini, the leader of The League, wrote in a tweet: “My first words – thank you.”
There was a euphoric mood at the party’s headquarters in Milan, with one official telling reporters that the League’s strong showing was “a clear signal to Europe, which has mistreated Italians.”
The governing Democratic Party, headed by former prime minister Matteo Renzi, performed dismally, with exit polls suggesting it won less than 20 per cent of the vote – a disastrous result for Italy’s mainstream “centre-Left” party.
It appeared to have been punished by voters for persistently high unemployment, a laggardly economy and the reception of 600,000 migrants arriving by boat from Libya in the last four years.
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