secondIn the days before his death, partaco Perini spoke overwhelmingly about his experience as a resistance fighter in the Second World War.He was the founder of one of Italy’s first anti-fascist groups in the small village of Ascoli Piceno in central Marche. He was praised by the Allies for his role as a fearless informant. Work helps liberate Europe Get rid of the Nazis and end the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini. But he has a regret.
“In his last few days, he talked about the great things the guerrillas did to restore freedom and bring democracy,” said Pietro Perini, the son of the guerrillas and the president of the Ascoli Piceno division of the anti-fascist organization Anpi. “But he also feels that they made a mistake-that is not eradicating it [fascism] completely. “
Spartaco Perini died in 2001 at the age of 82.Twenty years later, the Italian Brotherhood is a descendant of the party formed by Mussolini’s lingering supporters in 1946 and is running for the Marche Win regional elections Last September, 25 years of left-wing rule ended. This is a major victory for the party, which has steadily shifted from the political fringe in recent years to keep abreast of Matteo Salvini’s far-right coalition, becoming Italy’s largest party in the latest poll.
Its leader, Giorgia Meloni, was born in the youth group of the Italian Social Movement (MSI) before the war, and is now preparing to succeed Mario Draghi as prime minister in the 2023 general election. The party has been excluded from his party. Very broad alliance.
As a shrewd politician, Meloni has been working hard to transform her party and promote it as a conservative supporter of patriotism. She wrote in her autobiography “I am Georgia” that she “does not belong to the fascist cult”.
However, there are signs in Marche that this party, marked by the tri-color flame of MSI, has not completely cut off its connection with the past.
April, brother Italy Mayor Ascoli Piceno donated fascist cartoons to the school. A few days later, after the National Day commemorating the liberation of Italy from fascism, the principal of the Marche Ministry of Education sent a letter to the students, equating fascists with guerrillas such as Spartaco Perini. “We should remember the dead in the war, regardless of which side they were on,” he wrote.
Perini’s son said: “We have always had apologists for fascism, but now some people have gained power.”
The first policy move of the new Marche government was to close immigrant reception and support facilities. Similar to Umbria, the former left-wing stronghold that fell into the alliance in 2019, it also wants to ban medical clinics from providing abortion pills. A politician from the Italian Brotherhood recently suggested that women should stay at home to take care of their children, while men set the rules. Party leaders are seeking a measure to restrict social housing to Italians.
“Cultural, social and political changes have taken place in the region, some of which are being translated into measures,” said Antonio Mastrovincenzo, a former Marche MP from the center-left Democratic Party. The base of the area to turn right. “We made mistakes and people will never forgive us,” he added.
The first push for change occurred in August 2016, when an earthquake occurred in central Italy, including parts of the Marche region, killing nearly 300 people. At that time, former prime minister and former Democratic leader Matteo Renzi promised to rebuild the broken town immediately. But many affected places are still abandoned.
The Italian League and Brotherhood are also involved in immigration issues, especially when 18-year-old Pamela Mastropietro was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant in the city of Macerata in early 2018. A few days later, just a few weeks before the national election, Luca Traini, a far-right extremist wounded six African immigrants in a shooting incident, which he claimed was revenge for the murder.
“Traini became a war horse of the right to confirm that left-wing politics was responsible for this situation,” said Lina Caraceni, a former Macerata congressman and representative of the local unit of the private association refugee organization. Welcome to Italy.
“They abandoned all the projects done by the previous government-Macerata was one of the first places in Italy to adopt Sprar [a system to house migrants],it’s gone now. There is more racism-no one wants to rent a house to foreigners. “
Repubblica reporter Paolo Berizzi wrote a lot of articles about the far-right in Italy. Marche’s strongest sign of change appeared on October 27, 2019, when a commemorative dinner was held to commemorate Musso The anniversary of Rini’s “Force on Rome”. Present at the dinner were the current Marche President Francesco Acquaroli (Francesco Acquaroli) and other Mayors of the Italian Brotherhood.
“This gives you an idea of how the Italian Brotherhoods deal with the right of nostalgia-they not only keep their distance from the right of nostalgia, but they celebrate it,” Berizzi said, adding that Marche has become “a laboratory of rights, rooted in it.” In the fascist tradition”.
The Italian Brotherhood usually participates in local, regional, and general elections jointly with a coalition led by a coalition. Matteo SalviniAnd Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia. The alliance operates 15 of the 20 regions in Italy. Meloni surpasses Salvini in popularity and is now in great power, which means that if they compete and win together in 2023, she is likely to become prime minister.
“The left has been weak in intercepting the rise of the right across Italy,” Berizzi said. “This is where the danger lies. The country that produces and defeats fascism may ultimately be led by a party connected to that period of history.”
Perini said that the arrival of the Italian Brotherhood in Marche also helped encourage extreme right organizations such as CasaPound and Forza Nuova. “Whenever we demonstrate, we will find the Nazi party emblem on the wall the next day. Ascoli Piceno fans will celebrate every goal with a fascist salute. The extremists know they can do this now and Don’t worry about being punished,” he added.
Perini is worried about the outcome of the next national election. “I don’t believe things will change. The worst part is that the guerrillas’ efforts seem to be in vain.”
