Mussolini's granddaughter tops polls in Rome council vote
Source: CNN
Standing for the Fratelli d'Italia party, which descends from the neo-fascist conservative MSI party-- or Italian Social Movement party -- Mussolini won 8,264 votes.
In an interview with newspaper La Repubblica on Wednesday, Mussolini said she believes voters were focused less on her surname and more on her "initiatives" during her service at the City Council.
"At school they used to point at me, but then Rachele emerged and the person [that I am] prevailed over the surname, however burdensome that name is," she added.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/07/europe/rome-elections-mussolini-intl/index.html
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)DBoon
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dsc
(52,168 posts)in a city the size of Rome.
quakerboy
(13,921 posts)If what i'm getting from wikipedia is correct, its a 48 member governing body.
So if people were running from at least 11 parties, for 48 seats.. i could see how the biggest vote getter would still not have all that many votes
That said, Im getting tangled in the hows of the election, as wikipedia seems to be indicating seats are awarded to parties based on proportion, not to individual persons. Which would seem to be incorrect, if the article is accurately describing the sitiuation, so.. maybe we have someone on DU that has a working knowledge of how this particular electoral system works?
AZSkiffyGeek
(11,086 posts)Or is this a different granddaughter? Or am I confusing different clowns in Italian politics?
LeftInTX
(25,587 posts)Grokenstein
(5,727 posts)Alessandra Mussolini acted in "legitimate" films and television.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Staller
bucolic_frolic
(43,340 posts)"I used to be Snow White, but I drifted." - Mae West
marble falls
(57,319 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)You would think that would put someone from being a damn fascist.
IronLionZion
(45,544 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,185 posts)Of course, they were ashamed of their infamous relation. It sounds like this Rachelle Mussolini is all-in on the fascist thing.
Mysterian
(4,595 posts)Fascists should be repudiated and banished from civilized society.