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Italy's elections should be a wake up call to anti-fascists everywhere, British campaigners warn
Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni votes on Sunday

ITALY’S elections should be a wake up call to anti-racists and anti-fascists everywhere, campaigners in Britain have warned.

Exit polls for the country’s general election have put Giorgia Meloni on course to be the next Italian prime minister, with her right-wing alliance gaining a majority.

The leader of the Brothers of Italy, which supporters of Mussolini formed, has previously called the fascist dictator a “good politician.”

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