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‘I’m scared that the rights we have today will be under attack’

LGBTIQ+ Italians tell of their fears as a far-Right coalition looks set for victory in the upcoming elections

By Alessandra Vescio

‘I’m scared that the rights we have today will be under attack’ — Elections in Italy 2022: campaign posters in Palermo, Sicily | Antonio Melita / Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire

Published: September 06, 2022, 9:58 am

With the latest polls indicating that the right-wing coalition is most likely to win the Italian general election on 25 September, Italy’s LGBTIQ+ community is fearing the consequences of a far-Right government.

The coalition is made up of two far-Right populist parties – Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and Matteo Salvini’s League – as well as Silvio Berlusconi’s centre-right party, Forward Italy, and some smaller centrist allies.

Brothers of Italy is currently expected to win the most votes (24%), just ahead of the centre-Left Democratic Party.

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