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One Nation dumps Preston candidate over Hitler praise
One Nation has removed its Victorian candidate Franco Guardiani after a social media post calling Adolf Hitler the greatest of all time.
In brief
One Nation has removed its Victorian candidate Franco Guardiani after a social media post calling Adolf Hitler the greatest of all time. One Nation dumped Preston candidate Franco Guardiani over a social media post praising Adolf Hitler, the second candidate removal this month over offensive posts. Originally reported…
One Nation dumps Preston candidate
One Nation has removed Franco Guardiani as its candidate for the Labor-held seat of Preston over a social media post appearing to praise Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
Guardiani called Hitler the GOAT
A social media post from Guardiani labelled Adolf Hitler as the GOAT, an acronym for the greatest of all time. Guardiani confirmed to the ABC that the social media account was his.
“The party does what it sees fit”
Pattern of antisemitic posts
Guardiani's posts on X suggest support for conspiratorial, antisemitic and anti-Islam ideas. He tweeted that Jews created Islam to destroy Christianity and questioned whether six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
“Jews created Islam to destroy Christianity while making out they are our friends”
Second candidate dumped this month
One Nation dumped its candidate for Melbourne earlier this month over misogynistic social media posts. The party has conceded its vetting process needs improvement.
The bottom line
One Nation dumped Preston candidate Franco Guardiani over a social media post praising Adolf Hitler, the second candidate removal this month over offensive posts.
