• Zombie@feddit.uk
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      In 1992, Meloni joined the Youth Front, the youth wing of the Italian Social Movement (MSI), a neo-fascist political party founded in 1946 by followers of Italian fascism. She later became the national leader of Student Action, the student movement of the National Alliance (AN), a post-fascist party


      Some observers have described Meloni’s political positions as far right,[254][255] and have highlighted her campaign appearances with Rachele Mussolini.[256]


      In an interview to the French newscast Soir 3 when she was 19,[400] she praised Italian dictator Benito Mussolini as “a good politician, in that everything he did, he did for Italy”,[401][402][403][404] and as the best politician of the last 50 years.[405]


      After the formation of FdI in 2012, she decided to add the tricolour flame to the party flag, a neo-fascist symbol associated with the MSI, which derived its name and ideals from the RSI.[416] The tricolour flame is said to represent Mussolini’s remains, where a flame is always burning on his tomb in Predappio.[417]

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni

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        Sounds like Italy only wants to do fascism on equal terms

        Under Italy’s Constitution, the country can only join international organisations on equal terms with other states – a condition that Rome says is not met by the board’s current statute which gives Mr Trump extensive executive powers.

        Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is close to Mr Trump, said in January she had asked him to amend the terms of the Board of Peace to enable Italy to join.

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          the country can only join international organisations on equal term

          How did they get around Nato always having a US commander?

          • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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            There are 3 top NATO offices, the one you are thinking of is SACEUR that is always American. He is subordinate to the currently Italian CMC who is in turn subordinate to the SecGen who is Dutch.

            In practice those 2 higher offices are always European.

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              There can be also cases where the de jure rules are that everyone is equal while there is a de facto understanding on the split in power.