# Italian General Targets Manosphere Vote

> Far-right Italian general uses anti-woke messaging to attract male voters ahead of elections.
- Title: Italian General Targets Manosphere Vote · POLITICO | Shortify
- Summary: Far-right Italian general uses anti-woke messaging to attract male voters ahead of elections. Italian far-right general Roberto Vannacci is polling at 8%…
- Keywords: roberto vannacci, national future, giorgia meloni, seahawks, italy, manosphere, feminism, mussolini, mediterranean patriarchy, politics, world, Italian
- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/roberto-vannacci-far-right-italy-manosphere-vote
- Published: 2026-10-22T02:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: roberto vannacci, national future, giorgia meloni, seahawks, italy, manosphere, feminism, mussolini, mediterranean patriarchy, politics, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Italian far-right general Roberto Vannacci is polling at 8% with a party that appeals to men feeling alienated by feminism.