ROME (Reuters) - The Brothers of Italy party, which is tipped to win national elections at the weekend, suspended one of its candidates on Tuesday after he was found to have praised Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in online posts.
Calogero Pisano alluded to Nazi leader as a 'great statesman' in 2014 Facebook post; Brothers of Italy leader Georgia Meloni has worked to leave party's neo-fascist roots behind
The far-right Brothers of Italy (FDI), which is expected to win the elections this weekend, announced on Tuesday that one of its candidates had been suspended for glorifying Hitler.
After the vote on Sunday, Georgia Meloni, the leader of the FDI, could form Italy's first far-right administration. She has made an effort to distance herself from her party's neo-fascist origins without completely renunciating them.