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How Verona became a ‘model city’ for far-Right and ultra-Catholic alliances

Far-Right and religious conservative movements captured the ‘city of love’ years ago. After national successes, they’re aiming at European victories

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Women’s rights protest, Rome, November 2018 /Christian Minelli/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/PA Images. All rights reserved

What does a self-proclaimed “Pro-Life City” look like? I asked myself this question while on the train to Verona, the north-eastern Italian city known worldwide as the “city of love” and the home of Romeo and Juliet.