Rom's police chief on Friday
signed a ban on a 'march on Rome' by far-right
extraparliamentary group New Force (Forza Nuova, FN) on the
anniversary of the 1922 Fascist March on Rome on October 28.
The police chief was acting on the instructions of Interior
Minister Marco Minniti. FN has vowed to defy the ban and stage
what it has called a 'patriots' march" in the Fascist-era EUR
district in defence of Italians against migrants.
FN leader Roberto Fiore confirmed this Friday, saying that
"for a question of principle, we will take to the streets
anyway".
He said "we are in a phase of renewed repression, and there
will soon come an appeal from figures in the cultural and
political worlds, ready to back our actions".
The original March on Rome ushered in the 20-year reign of
Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
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