Culture Undersecretary, art critic
and libertarian polemicist Vittorio Sgarbi said Tuesday that an
Italian general who has been sacked after self-publishing a book
attacking gays and become a hero to many on the right will
probably stand in next year's European elections for the
rightwing League party, whose leader and Deputy Premier Matteo
Salvini has already praised him and defended his rights to free
expression.
"The League is a buffer party which is not extreme right and
Salvini has said that he recognises himself in the values of the
book written by (Roberto) Vannacci," Sgarbi told
Affaritaliani.it.
"The way to reiterate that could be to put him up for the
European elections".
Sgarbi added that Defence Minisyer Guido Crosetto, who
intitiated the disciplinary proceedings against Vannacci, was
"isolated" with many members of his rightwing Brothers of Italy
(FdI) party having strongly backed the general.
FdI leader and Premier Giorgia Meloni has not commented on the
case.
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