- Following the conservative coalition victory, former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi refuted the narrative that fascism is making a comeback in Italy.
- Western media attempted to frame party leader Giorgia Meloni’s victory as a return to authoritarianism by making comparisons to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
- Renzi denounced labeled these claims as “fake news” and denied that Meloni poses a “danger to democracy.”
