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UNITY against racism and fascism is crucial and more necessary today than at any other point since the second world war. 

Europe is facing the biggest rise in racism since fascism’s rise to power in the 1930s. This is illustrated by recent election results in Europe. 

In Italy, the racist populist Five Star movement gained 32.22 per cent, a 6.63 increase from the previous election in 2013. 

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