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Mussolini’s granddaughter abandons Meloni for Forza Italia, “more moderate and centrist”
The granddaughter of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini who until now played in the far-right Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, Rachele, has left the formation of the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, to move to the conservative Forza Italia (FI), more in line with its “moderate and centrist sensitivity”.
The most voted councilor in the City Council of Rome with FdI considers that Meloni’s formation has too extremist positions particularly on civil rights and feels more comfortable in the party founded by Silvio Berlusconi and now led by the Vice President of the Executive and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, revealed this Thursday the newspaper ‘Repubblica’.
“I thank FdI for having believed in me and having supported me during two candidacies, affection and esteem remain, but for me the time has come to turn the page and join a party that I feel closer to my moderate and centrist sensitivity,” Mussolini said succinctly to the Ansa agency after his decision was known.
The granddaughter of the ‘Duce’, twice elected councilor in the municipal elections in Rome, in the last as the most voted, maintains differences with the ultras of Meloni, as happened last August with the controversy surrounding the intersexual character of the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and that she described as “a denigrating campaign,” according to the newspaper.
Khleif won the gold medal at the Paris Games and, after the withdrawal of his Italian rival Angela Carini, Meloni, who said that confrontation was not done on equal terms.
Rachele, daughter of Romano, the dictator’s fourth son, and half-sister of former MEP Alessandra, had also been against maintaining the tricolor flame in the past, one of the emblems of the Italian Social Movement, heir to her grandfather’s fascist party, as a symbol of the FdI.
Last June there was talk of his candidacy for the European elections, which finally did not materialize by his own decision. Then she assured, in the ‘Corriere dell’, that although she was proud of her last name after her father, a prominent jazz musician, “they would only have talked about my name and they would have said: ‘Meloni puts the granddaughter of the Duce as a candidate’”.
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Claudia Sheinbaum: Operation Against ‘El Mencho’ Was Based on Pending Arrest Warrants
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday rejected claims that the military operation that resulted in the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was carried out under pressure from the United States government.
Sheinbaum explained that the deployment of federal forces was aimed at executing outstanding arrest warrants against Oseguera Cervantes, who was considered one of the most wanted criminals in both Mexico and the United States.
“That was not the objective (to ease pressure from the United States). It is very important, and I want to repeat it. This individual had an arrest warrant, or several,” Sheinbaum said, referring to the operation conducted on February 22.
According to the president, the initial goal was to capture Oseguera Cervantes, but military forces responded after coming under attack during the intervention.
“The operation was to detain him. The problem is that they were attacked — the Secretariat of National Defense — and they responded at that moment,” she said.
The president insisted that the action was not carried out in response to external demands, although she acknowledged intelligence cooperation with the United States.
“It was not done in any way because of pressure from the United States, not at all. Of course, there was intelligence information from the United States that was used specifically,” she concluded.
International
Spain Denies Any Agreement to Cooperate with U.S. Military in Iran Operations
Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Wednesday firmly denied that Madrid has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military in operations against Iran, contradicting statements made minutes earlier by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“I categorically deny it,” Albares said in a radio interview cited by EFE. “The position of the Spanish government regarding the war in the Middle East, the bombings in Iran, and the use of our bases has not changed by a single comma.”
Earlier in the day, Leavitt told reporters that Spain had “agreed to cooperate with the United States military in recent hours,” following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a trade embargo on Madrid. Trump had warned of economic measures after Spain reportedly refused to allow the Pentagon to use facilities at Spanish bases for operations related to Iran.
“I have no idea what that could be referring to or where it could be coming from,” Albares said, insisting that Spain’s position “has not changed at all” and therefore “remains absolutely unchanged.” He added that he had “no desire” and “almost no time” to speculate about the White House spokesperson’s remarks.
Albares reiterated Spain’s “No to war” stance, which he said had been clearly and forcefully expressed by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in an institutional address. According to the foreign minister, that position has been supported by “many European colleagues.”
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White House Says Spain Agrees to Cooperate with U.S. Military After Trump Threatens Trade Embargo
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that Spain has agreed “in recent hours” to cooperate with the U.S. military, following President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a trade embargo on Madrid.
Trump had warned of potential commercial measures after Spain reportedly refused to allow the Pentagon to use facilities at Spanish military bases for operations related to Iran.
“With respect to Spain, I think you heard the president’s message yesterday loud and clear, and I understand that in recent hours they have agreed to cooperate with the United States military,” Leavitt said during a press briefing.
She added that the U.S. military is currently coordinating with its counterparts in Spain. However, the president expects broader support.
“The president expects that all of Europe, all of our European allies, of course, will cooperate in this important mission — not only for the United States, but also for Europe,” Leavitt said.
Her remarks came in response to questions about Spain’s position and its role as a U.S. ally amid rising tensions surrounding operations involving Iran.
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