Overview
- In a Facebook post, the Lega vice-secretary and MEP argued the March on Rome was not a coup and said early fascist rule operated through Statuto Albertino procedures.
- He cited historian Francesco Perfetti and posted photos of Renzo De Felice’s books to support his account.
- Democratic Party figures, including Irene Manzi, condemned the post as revisionist and highlighted the Matteotti murder, the Acerbo law, the 1925–26 “leggi fascistissime,” and the 1938 racial laws.
- Opposition lawmakers urged the Lega to intervene and pressed Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara to declare whether he shares Vannacci’s view.
- The post drew hundreds of critical comments on social media, and critics faulted what they described as silence from Matteo Salvini.