PS deputy secretary general João Torres said on Monday that the results of the elections in Italy show that “when the democratic right normalizes the far right, it is ultimately led by it”.
“Today, more than ever, we are paying attention and vigilance with regard to the safeguarding of democratic values,” the PS number two wrote on his account on the social network Twitter.
“Especially in a geopolitical context characterized by uncertainty and highly demanding global challenges, at various levels, yesterday’s results can only be met with concern and concern,” added the Socialists’ Deputy Secretary General.
One conclusion can be drawn from the elections in Italy: when the democratic right normalizes the far right, it is ultimately led by it. Today, more than ever, we must maintain attention and vigilance with regard to safeguarding democratic values.
— Joao Torres (@jvstorres) September 26, 2022
João Torres launched this warning two days after he accused the PSD of “courting a far-right party”, in an allusion to the call to vote for the vice president of the Assembly of the Republic, proposed by Chega, made by the leader of the social wing bank Democrat, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento.
“The PSD called for a vote on a vice president of the Assembly of the Republic in a far-right party. (…) We cannot leave it unnoticed, because what we saw this week in the Assembly of the Republic was a procession from the PSD to a far-right party,” João Torres accused on Saturday at the presentation ceremony of the Jorge Coelho Academy, in Mangualde.
João Torres also believed that it would be “very helpful for all Portuguese to understand what kind of strategy or alliance the PSD is trying to design, trying to design with a far-right party”.
According to the partial results of Sunday’s Italian parliamentary elections, the right-wing and far-right coalition – led by the FdI and which also includes Matteo Salvini’s League and Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative Forza Italia party – has achieved 43% of the wishes.
The center-left bloc, led by Enrico Letta’s Democratic Party, is expected to have 26% of the vote.
The Brothers of Italy party, led by Giorgia Meloni, was founded in 2012 and has roots in the Italian Social Movement (MSI), founded by the supporters of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
Source: DN
