The shooting of African migrants allegedly by a suspect aligned with Italy’s far-right, neo-fascist parties has sparked serious political debate about how the country is reconciling its fascist past. On Saturday, thousands of centrist and leftist supporters gathered under heavy police guard in Macerata to demonstrate against the rise of Italy’s neo-fascist parties. History of fascismSeveral Italian parties support fascist ideology and publicly align themselves with the tenets of fascism, but they cannot call themselves fascist. The weekend of the Macerata shooting, the film “Sono Tornato,” or “I’m Back,” opened, envisioning Mussolini coming back to Italy in 2018 to see what of his fascist ideology remains. During the rally, Meloni brought Rachele Mussolini, Mussolini’s granddaughter, on stage to support her anti-immigration platform.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 11, 2018 01:12 UTC