http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20221109-215633-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/melonis-illiberal-anti-rave-law/ Meloni’s Illiberal Anti-Rave Law - The first act of the new Italian government and limitations to the freedom of assembly in disguise Musacchio Strigone, Micaela eng 2022-11-09 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 freedom of assembly Italy Meloni Right-wing populism Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Only ten days after it was sworn in and a week after it received the confidence vote from the Parliament, the new Italian government led by Giorgia Meloni presented its first decree-law containing numerous provisions on a variety of issues: health, justice, and security. The decree-law was the first legislative act presented by the new radical right-wing government. Members of the opposition argued that the decree, in particular the anti-rave norm, is a danger to the freedom of assembly of the Italian citizens and that is a law that Putin could have written.