Roberto Fiore (born 15 April 1959) is an Italian politician and the leader of the party

Forza Nuova New Force ( it, Forza Nuova, FN) is an Italian neo-fascist political party. It was founded by Roberto Fiore and Massimo Morsello. The party is a member of the Alliance for Peace and Freedom and was a part of the Social Alternative from 2003 to 20 ...

, convicted in Italy for

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and armed gang for his links to the

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organization "Terza posizione". He self-identifies as a

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In the United Kingdom

After the police found a large quantity of explosives and weapons in a local office of the political organization

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in the 1980s, Roberto Fiore migrated to the

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in order to avoid arrest. The

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magazine ''

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'' claimed that Fiore was working for the

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. The allegation that he worked for

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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

leader. In

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Fiore became a close friend of

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, 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

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, and is active in politics as the leader of the nationalist

party (a group he co-founded with Morsello), one of the constituent parts of

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, allied in the

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for the 2006 political elections in Italy. The party Forza Nuova has been defined as "nazi-fascist formation" by two verdicts of

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. In 2008 he joined as a speaker on the

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Nordic Festival (Nordiska Festivalen) in

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where he spoke about European identity. He participated in

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on 23 October 2008 to the commemorations of the Hungarian Insurrection against control by the

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in 1956, at the invitation of the Hungarian

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movement HVIM. He also took up the seat in the

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vacated by

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. In 2009 he gave a speech at the

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's annual Red White & Blue Festival. In March 2011 he led demonstrations of

against the recent surge of immigrants to the island of

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, 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

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and

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, we will take up that challenge". On 10 October 2021 he got arrested after assaulting the

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offices in

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiore, Roberto 1959 births Living people Politicians from Rome Italian neo-fascists MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 21st-century Italian politicians Social Alternative MEPs Third Position