nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220928-110439-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220928s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220928-110439-0 doi eng 342 23 Baraggia, Antonia Author aut The Shadow of the Past, the Challenges of the Future - A First Glance into the Italian General Election Baraggia, Antonia Verfassungsblog 2022-09-28 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The outcome of Italy's election has caused worried reactions and general alarm both across Italy and internationally. It is the first time since the dark days of fascism that a right-wing party has won the general election and will likely head the government. It is undoubtedly a turning point in Italian politics and history, a radical shift in the political spectrum. Is Italy’s constitutional system resilient enough to deal with the post-fascist legacy of Brothers of Italy? Is Italian democracy in danger? Three days after the elections we have to be cautious with any such predictions, but I think some preliminary answers are possible already at this early stage. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarianism Backsliding Populism Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-shadow-of-the-past-the-challenges-of-the-future/ raw object