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The American Dark Money Behind Europe’s Far Right
Mary Fitzgerald and Claire Provost
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Leader of Italy’s Lega party Matteo Salvini kissing a rosary at a rally before the European elections, Milan, Italy, May 18, 2019
Five years ago, Matteo Salvini stripped and posed half-naked for a series of “sexy” photos that were auctioned on eBay. At the time, he was a senior official of Italy’s separatist Lega Nord party. His bizarre photoshoot took place on the sidelines of a National Front conference in France. Beneficiaries of the auction included part of an Italian anti-abortion network that claims to be “inspired” by the “heritage of Christian culture” and responds to a “conspiracy against life.”
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Google it if you care
The American Dark Money Behind Europe’s Far Right
Mary Fitzgerald and Claire Provost
Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images
Leader of Italy’s Lega party Matteo Salvini kissing a rosary at a rally before the European elections, Milan, Italy, May 18, 2019
Five years ago, Matteo Salvini stripped and posed half-naked for a series of “sexy” photos that were auctioned on eBay. At the time, he was a senior official of Italy’s separatist Lega Nord party. His bizarre photoshoot took place on the sidelines of a National Front conference in France. Beneficiaries of the auction included part of an Italian anti-abortion network that claims to be “inspired” by the “heritage of Christian culture” and responds to a “conspiracy against life.”
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