"Attention: just because elections were held in Hungary does not mean that the reforms implemented in recent years have not been illiberal and autocratic. If this is Meloni's conception of democracy, then she is unfit to govern." This is what Giuseppe Conte - president of the 5 Star Movement and former prime minister - commented to reporters in Genoa on the decision of Lega and Fratelli D'Italia (FDI) not to vote for the European resolution on Hungary. "When it was decided to grant licenses of democratic legitimacy to a political force like Fratelli d'Italia, which has been represented in Parliament for years, I thought it was wrong”. explains the former prime minister. “What is new, however, is the vote of the European Parliament, in which FDI and Lega voted in favor of Orban's authoritarian and illiberal turn and confirmed their support for it. Their only argument is that Orban was recently voted on. But this is a misconception that we must reject vehemently and unequivocally: Putin has always enjoyed widespread support, but no one can argue that he was justified in his authoritarian and autocratic turn in recent years and in his aggression against Ukraine ". During a visit to a market in the capital of Liguria, the leader of the pentastellato sang "Bella ciao": "It is a song of all those who recognize themselves in the authentically democratic and anti-fascist spirit of our constitution," he explained. Also, several controversies arose as a result of Laura Pausini's refusal to sing the song during an appearance on El Hormiguero, a popular Spanish television quiz show. "I don't want to sing political songs," the singer stated.
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