Roberto Vannacci's online persona

General Roberto Vannacci posts AI-generated images of women with exaggerated cleavage and prefers women without skirts.

“It is disgusting to think you can manipulate the image of a woman for such deplorable propaganda”

Vannacci's political ambitions

Vannacci's National Future party polls at 8% with potential to influence right-wing coalition formation ahead of spring elections.

Junior minister's reaction

Matilde Siracusano, a junior minister in Meloni’s coalition, called Vannacci's image manipulation 'disgusting' and 'unprecedented'.

“It is disgusting to think you can manipulate the image of a woman for such deplorable propaganda”

Mediterranean patriarchy concept

National Future promotes 'Mediterranean patriarchy' with traditional gender roles and opposition to feminism.

Political program details

The party opposes femicide, feminism, and promotes 'life from conception to natural death' as non-negotiable values.

Lorenzo Gasperini's role

Lorenzo Gasperini, a conservative Catholic philosophy teacher, is the architect of National Future's political program.

Pozzolo's perspective

Pozzolo argues Mediterranean patriarchy focuses on men's responsibilities within families, not male supremacy.

“I think young Western men are very often almost castrated in their instinct for dealing with women”

Vannacci's appeal to men

Vannacci attracts male voters through military imagery, humor, and appeals to men feeling alienated by feminism.

“You are not normal, get over it”

Voting demographics

62% of National Future's prospective voters are male, including manual workers and the unemployed.

Meloni's dilemma

Meloni must choose between excluding Vannacci or incorporating his party into her coalition.