Roberto Fiore
Italian politician (born 1959)
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::summary Italian politician (born 1959) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Roberto Fiore |
| image | File:2018-11-17 - Roberto Fiore - 3823.jpg |
| caption | Fiore in 2018 |
| office | Leader of Forza Nuova |
| term_start | 29 September 1997 |
| predecessor | Office created |
| office1 | President of |
| the Alliance for Peace and Freedom | |
| deputy1 | Nick Griffin |
| term_start1 | 4 February 2015 |
| predecessor1 | Alliance established |
| constituency_MP2 | Central Italy |
| parliament2 | European |
| term_start2 | 16 May 2008 |
| term_end2 | 13 July 2009 |
| predecessor2 | Alessandra Mussolini |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Rome, Italy |
| nationality | Italian |
| party | Forza Nuova |
| otherparty | Alliance for Peace and Freedom |
| (since 2015) | |
| height | 1.77 m |
| children | 11 |
| profession | Politician |
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Roberto Fiore (born 15 April 1959) is an Italian far-right politician and convicted criminal who has been the leader of the party, Forza Nuova, since its foundation in 1997, as well as president of the Alliance for Peace and Freedom since 2015. He briefly served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Central Italy from 2008 until 2009.
Fiore was convicted in Italy for subversion and armed gang activity and for his links to the right-wing terrorist organization "Terza posizione" (Third position). He self-identifies as a neo-fascist.
In the United Kingdom
After the police found a large quantity of explosives and weapons in a local office of the political organization Terza Posizione in the 1980s, Roberto Fiore migrated to the United Kingdom in order to avoid arrest.
During his London period, he was close to the leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin and to the terrorist and singer-songwriter Massimo Morsello.
In 1985 he was convicted in absentia of armed gang and subversive association, but the British government prohibited his extradition.
The anti-fascist magazine Searchlight claimed that Fiore was working for the Secret Intelligence Service. The allegation that he worked for MI6 was also made in para 2.12.11 of the Report drawn up on behalf of the European Parliament's Committee of Inquiry into Racism and Xenophobia, 1991 (The Ford Report).
Political activism
Fiore is generally considered to be a neofascist leader. In England Fiore became a close friend of Nick Griffin, sharing a flat with him. As of 2008, Fiore was running a language school called CL English Language.
Fiore has since returned to Italy, after his conviction became non-punishable for the statute of limitations, and is active in politics as the leader of the nationalist Forza Nuova party (a group he co-founded with Morsello), one of the constituent parts of Alternativa Sociale, allied in the House of Freedoms for the 2006 political elections in Italy. The party Forza Nuova has been defined as "nazi-fascist formation" by two verdicts of Court of Cassation.
In 2008 he joined as a speaker on the identitarian Nordic Festival (Nordiska Festivalen) in Sweden where he spoke about European identity. He participated in Budapest on 23 October 2008 to the commemorations of the Hungarian Insurrection against control by the Soviet Union in 1956, at the invitation of the Hungarian far-right movement HVIM. He also took up the seat in the European Parliament vacated by Alessandra Mussolini. In 2009 he gave a speech at the British National Party's annual Red White & Blue Festival.{{Cite news |url=http://bnptv.org.uk/2009/08/italian-roberto-fiore-of-the-forza-nuova-party/|title=Italian Roberto Fiore of the 'Forza Nuova |date=August 29, 2009 |publisher=BNP TV}}
In March 2011 he led demonstrations of Forza Nuova against the recent surge of immigrants to the island of Lampedusa, stating that: "Local people are now asking us to help secure the beaches, and if the Government continues to fail in its duty to protect the people, and also the territorial integrity of Italy and Europe, we will take up that challenge".
In February 2020 Fiore lost his court case for defamation against the newspaper L'Espresso.
On 10 October 2021 he was arrested after assaulting the CGIL offices in Rome.
His has an estimated net worth of 30 million euros.
References
References
- (20 December 2017). "I segreti di Roberto Fiore, il fascista a capo di Forza Nuova (The secrets of Roberto Fiore, the fascist leader of Forza Nuova)". [[L'Espresso]].
- Pallister, David. (August 6, 1999). "Neo-fascist clear to resume charity role". The Guardian.
- Alessandro Trocino. Fiore e il «contagio fascista»: un passato che non passa nonostante il doppio petto. Corriere della Sera, 21 marzo 2008. URL read the 11.2.2008.
- Francesco Merlo. L'università chiuda le porte agli ultrà della destra. la Repubblica, 5 giugno 2008. url read the 4.14.2008
- (2021-10-12). "La vita straordinaria di Roberto Fiore, il fondatore di Forza Nuova {{!}} Rolling Stone Italia".
- (1990-01-31). "Writer's name 'leaked' to NF". The Guardian.
- Union, Publications Office of the European. (1991-12-02). "Report drawn up on behalf of the Committee of Inquiry into Racism and Xenophobia on the findings of the Committee of Inquiry.".
- Tamir Bar-On. (12 April 2013). "Rethinking the French New Right: Alternatives to Modernity". Routledge.
- Stephen E. Atkins. (2009). "Holocaust Denial as an International Movement". ABC-CLIO.
- Cobain, Ian. (February 29, 2008). "Language school run by Italian fascist leader". [[The Guardian]].
- BERIZZI, PAOLO. (January 6, 2017). "Forza Nuova, polemiche sul manifesto per il corteo in centro: "Apologia del fascismo, Sala vieti il raduno"". [[La Repubblica.
- Matthys, Jennifer. (August 29, 2009). "Italian Nationalists Stand against African Immigrant Invasion". www.bnp.org.uk.
- Redazione. (20 February 2020). "Il neofascista Roberto Fiore sconfitto da L'Espresso. Il Gip: «I fatti raccontati sono veri» (The neofascist Roberto Fiore beaten by L'Espresso. Judge: "The stated facts are true")". [[L'Espresso]].
- (October 10, 2021). "Forza Nuova, polemiche sul manifesto per il corteo in centro: "Assalto alla Cgil, arrestati i leader di Forza Nuova Castellino e Fiore. "". [[il Fatto Quotidiano]].
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