Populists and the Pandemic 2022
DOI: 10.4324/9781003197614-8
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“…This allows to consider our second hypothesis (H.2). In the wake of other recent studies interested in the Italian context (Urso, 2018; Zanotti and Meléndez, 2023), we hypothesized that being in Draghi government would play a crucial role in ‘softening’ the way Lega and Forza Italia discuss the immigration issue. When RWPPs were in opposition the discourse on immigration was unanimously and consistently reproduced by the alliance which emphasized the government’s management incapacity and ‘unfair’ maneuvers against Italians.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…This allows to consider our second hypothesis (H.2). In the wake of other recent studies interested in the Italian context (Urso, 2018; Zanotti and Meléndez, 2023), we hypothesized that being in Draghi government would play a crucial role in ‘softening’ the way Lega and Forza Italia discuss the immigration issue. When RWPPs were in opposition the discourse on immigration was unanimously and consistently reproduced by the alliance which emphasized the government’s management incapacity and ‘unfair’ maneuvers against Italians.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Differently, during the two governments, Fratelli d’Italia continued to exploit the full potential of the immigration-pandemic relationship as a dimension on which criticize the work of both governments and affirming its slogans. Being the only party in opposition allowed to maintain its own radical right political discourse depicting itself as the only party acting in the people’s interest, opposing the elite, thus increasing its electoral support while Lega and Forza Italia declined (Donà, 2022; Zanotti and Meléndez, 2023).…”
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“…Ultimately, having a noisy (and more radical) ally on its right can help to consolidate the mainstreaming of the party. A general moderation of FdI emerges when confronting its positions in government with the times of the Draghi government, when being the only party in opposition ‘allowed FdI to systematically challenge the government’s actions and to depict itself as the only party acting in the people’s interest, opposing the elite’ (Zanotti and Meléndez, 2022: 93). During this transition, the populist tones of its communication were also toned down (assessed analysing the daily press releases on the party’s website, Angelucci et al, 2025).…”
Section: From Opposition To Government: Identity Pragmatism and The M...mentioning
confidence: 99%