Mussolini's great-grandson is standing for the EU elections in Italy
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's great-grandson plans to run in next month's European parliamentary elections on behalf of an Italian far-right party, local media reports.
Caio Giulio Cesare Mussolini, a 50-year-old former submariner, aims to run as a candidate for the Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party, Il Messaggero said.
"So many people want to put Mussolini on the ballot," the paper quoted him as saying.
“Tanti vogliono scrivere Mussolini sulla scheda” dice Caio Giulio Cesare. Siamo in pieno situazionismo pic.twitter.com/fShXouwK4n
— Francesco Maselli (@FrMaselli) April 9, 2019
Italy could now end up with two Mussolinis in the European Parliament.
Caio Giulio Cesare is the first cousin once removed of Alessandra Mussolini, the dead fascist leader's granddaughter who has been an MEP since 2014.
Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Benito. Photo: AFP
Born in Argentina, Mussolini has no previous political experience but "obviously I've breathed politics my whole life," he told the daily.
He described himself to Il Fatto Quotidiano as "a post-fascist who refers to those values in a non-ideological way".
He said he thought he was chosen as a candidate not for his family name but for his first names, the Italian form of "Gaius Julius Caesar", as well as his sense of duty and international experience.
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If elected, he said he would "defend the national interest with all my actions and votes", in line with the nationalist stance of Fratelli d'Italia.
The party won 4.4 percent of votes in last year's Italian national election, in which is ran as part of a right-wing bloc alongside Matteo Salvini's League party and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.
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Caio Giulio Cesare Mussolini, a 50-year-old former submariner, aims to run as a candidate for the Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party, Il Messaggero said.
"So many people want to put Mussolini on the ballot," the paper quoted him as saying.
“Tanti vogliono scrivere Mussolini sulla scheda” dice Caio Giulio Cesare. Siamo in pieno situazionismo pic.twitter.com/fShXouwK4n
— Francesco Maselli (@FrMaselli) April 9, 2019
Italy could now end up with two Mussolinis in the European Parliament.
Caio Giulio Cesare is the first cousin once removed of Alessandra Mussolini, the dead fascist leader's granddaughter who has been an MEP since 2014.
Alessandra Mussolini, granddaughter of Benito. Photo: AFP
Born in Argentina, Mussolini has no previous political experience but "obviously I've breathed politics my whole life," he told the daily.
He described himself to Il Fatto Quotidiano as "a post-fascist who refers to those values in a non-ideological way".
He said he thought he was chosen as a candidate not for his family name but for his first names, the Italian form of "Gaius Julius Caesar", as well as his sense of duty and international experience.
READ ALSO: Far-right parties kick off campaigns for Europe election
If elected, he said he would "defend the national interest with all my actions and votes", in line with the nationalist stance of Fratelli d'Italia.
The party won 4.4 percent of votes in last year's Italian national election, in which is ran as part of a right-wing bloc alongside Matteo Salvini's League party and Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia.
READ ALSO:
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