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Salvini Distances Himself From Vannacci Over Fascism Post as Zaia Denounces Racial Laws

Lega leaders seek to contain backlash over a deputy's post casting Mussolini's ascent as lawful.

Overview

  • Matteo Salvini said fascism was defeated by history and left debate to historians, signaling a break with Roberto Vannacci's account.
  • Luca Zaia called the 1938 racial laws a shameful page that cannot be justified, rejecting any revisionist framing.
  • Vannacci's Facebook post argued the March on Rome was not a coup and that early fascist rule operated within legal procedures.
  • The Democratic Party and Avs condemned the post as revisionism and urged the Lega leadership to act, with calls for Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara to clarify his stance.
  • Noemi Di Segni, head of the Jewish communities, called the remarks shameful for an EU representative, while critics highlighted the omission of the Matteotti murder.