Italy's FM Warns of Possible Russian Meddling in General Election
Antonio Tajani said Russia may try to sway the vote as analysts cited Kremlin-friendly positions and public sympathy for Moscow in Italy.
- On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani warned that Russia may attempt to influence Italy's next general election, calling it an "issue that concerns the entire European Union."
- The Financial Times described National Future leader Roberto Vannacci as "a Trojan horse for Russia," citing analysts who suspect Russian influence behind his political rise tapping into economic discontent over the war in Ukraine.
- Dismissing the report, Tajani challenged the publication to provide evidence, stating: "The Financial Times can write what it wants. You always then have to prove what you say."
- On Monday, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto responded to Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova over the appointment of Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as an adviser to Italy's defence ministry.
- Diplomatic exchanges between Rome and Moscow have grown increasingly barbed, illustrated by Zakharova's prior sarcastic remark that Osama bin Laden would have been an "excellent adviser to the Italian government.
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Russia could try to influence Italy’s general election, foreign minister warns
The Italian government must "act early" against any potential interference from Russia in next year's election, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani warned on Wednesday.
The majority seek the quadra on the electoral law, the leader of the League lowers the ballot: "No to the amendment Pera" . The article Vote, Tajani imagines Russian interference. Salvini: "Enough anxiety" comes from The Truth.
Moscow is said to be able to intervene in the Italian parliamentary elections to be held in 2027, as announced by the head of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tayani.
On the one hand Antonio Tajani is convinced of the risk of attempts to conditionalize the elections of the countries where we vote. On the other Matteo Salvini denounces...
The Foreign Minister warns about the risk of interference in the European and Italian elections: "We need to intervene in advance." And on the Trojan Horse Vannacci evoked by the Financial Times: "The accusations must be proven." The leader of the League: "The Italians choose with their own head"
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