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Towards an ideological duel between Italy and Hungary?

2024-03-14T18:36:08.388Z

Highlights: Towards an ideological duel between Italy and Hungary?. The concept of "postfascism" proved to be erroneous, recalls Thibault Muzergues in his fascinating book Postpopulism. A year after the arrival of the boss of the Brothers of Italy in office, “no black shirts in the streets of Rome and Milan. No threat to fundamental freedoms,” he notes. No doubt because the expression “black shirts” is an expression of opposition to fascism.


ANALYSIS - On the European stage a great battle is emerging for the hearts of the uninhibited national-conservative right. The one which pits the Hungarian Prime Minister against the Italian President of the Council.


As the European elections approach in June, a major battle for the hearts of the uninhibited national-conservative right is emerging.

The one which opposes the “model” of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, to that of the President of the Italian Council, Giorgia Meloni.

To understand this duel in the making, it is a matter of properly qualifying what we see.

However, often, ease, ideology or bad faith get involved.

The concept of "postfascism",

"used without parsimony by part of the Western media during Giorgia Meloni's victory in the European elections"

, proved to be erroneous, recalls Thibault Muzergues in his fascinating book

Postpopulism

, which examines European populism, their developments and especially their political “successors”.

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A year after the arrival of the boss of the Brothers of Italy in office,

“no black shirts in the streets of Rome and Milan.

No threat to fundamental freedoms,”

he notes.

No doubt because the expression…

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Source: lefigaro

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