Roberto Vannacci launches far‑right Futuro Nazionale, sparking femminicidio controversy

Former army general Roberto Vannacci founded the new right‑wing party Futuro Nazionale and opened its first constituent assembly on 13 June at Rome’s Auditorium della Conciliazione. In his hour‑long speech he promoted the slogan “Italy for Italians”, described the party’s supporters as “the scum and the discarded, proud of it”, and announced a programme focused on stricter immigration (“remigrazione”), national sovereignty and criticism of the European Union, von der Leyen and the Draghi‑government agenda.

Vannacci also declared that the recently introduced femminicidio law is “an absurdity” and that “femminicidio is just homicide like any other”. The remarks provoked sharp rebuttals from the Democratic Party, the centre‑right coalition and other parliamentarians, who condemned the statements as dangerous and dismissive of violence against women. The party claims about 100 000 members and polling around 5 % ahead of next year’s elections, positioning itself as a potential challenger to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition.

The event drew attention to Vannacci’s ties with other European far‑right forces, including Germany’s AfD, and his calls for a debate on Italy’s membership of the euro and the EU’s Green Deal. While the governing coalition did not attend the assembly, the party’s rhetoric and organisational launch have been widely reported across Italian and international media.