Overview

• The logo of Fratelli d’Italia, Italy's ruling party, features a tricolor flame linked to the fascist-era Movimento Sociale Italiano (MSI).
• Minister Luca Ciriani suggested it may be time to remove the flame, describing it as a relic of a 'past history.'
• The flame symbolizes the eternal fire on Benito Mussolini's grave and has been retained through the party's evolution since 1946.
• Party members are divided, with some defending the flame as a key electoral symbol, while others push for modernization.
• The debate over the logo is not new, having also surfaced before the 2022 elections, when Giorgia Meloni expressed pride in the emblem.