Futuro Nazionale Leader Hosts Dinner as Ex-Rome Mayor Leaves Rebibbia After Serving SentenceRoberto Vannacci, leader of Italy's new far-right Futuro Nazionale party, announced he will return specifically from Brussels on 24 June to meet Gianni Alemanno as the former Rome mayor is released from Rebibbia prison after completing his sentence. Alemanno, ex-leader of Indipendenza, served one year and ten months for illegal financing and influence trafficking connected to the "Mafia Capitale" investigation. According to Vannacci, the meeting will include a dinner with Futuro Nazionale leadership and constitute "a moment of comparison, proximity and political sharing." Vannacci framed the encounter not only as a personal gesture but as a political signal: "It is not merely a personal gesture, but a human and political signal: Futuro Nazionale does not leave anyone behind. Whoever has served their sentence returns to being a free person."  Vannacci described Alemanno as representing "added value for Futuro Nazionale" given his substantial political, administrative and institutional history as a significant figure in Italian right-wing politics. Alemanno's movement, Indipendenza, merged into Futuro Nazionale during the party's founding convention in June, with the imprisoned ex-mayor sending a message describing Futuro Nazionale as "a new great hope."  The announcement has drawn criticism from the government, with defence minister Guido Crosetto telling media outlets that Vannacci has become "the greatest asset in the hands of the left" and is inadvertently handing electoral victory to opposition forces. Calabria regional president Roberto Occhiuto, also a vice-secretary of the centre-right, criticised the political climate surrounding the event.  The meeting comes amid broader controversy surrounding Vannacci's recent statements on contentious social issues, following his party's founding convention.

Roberto Vannacci, leader of Italy's new far-right Futuro Nazionale party, announced he will return specifically from Brussels on 24 June to meet Gianni Alemanno as the former Rome mayor is  after completing his sentence. Alemanno, ex-leader of Indipendenza, served one year and ten months for illegal financing and influence trafficking connected to the "Mafia Capitale" investigation.  According to Vannacci, the meeting will include a dinner with Futuro Nazionale leadership and constitute "a moment of comparison, proximity and political sharing." Vannacci framed the encounter not only as a personal gesture but as a political signal: "It is not merely a personal gesture, but a human and political signal: Futuro Nazionale does not leave anyone behind. Whoever has served their sentence returns to being a free person."  Vannacci described Alemanno as representing "added value for Futuro Nazionale" given his substantial political, administrative and institutional history as a significant figure in Italian right-wing politics. Alemanno's movement, Indipendenza, merged into Futuro Nazionale during the party's founding convention in June, with the imprisoned ex-mayor sending a message describing Futuro Nazionale as "a new great hope."  The announcement has drawn criticism from the government, with defence minister Guido Crosetto telling media outlets that Vannacci has become "the greatest asset in the hands of the left" and is inadvertently handing electoral victory to opposition forces. Calabria regional president Roberto Occhiuto, also a vice-secretary of the centre-right, criticised the political climate surrounding the event.  The meeting comes amid broader controversy surrounding Vannacci's on contentious social issues, following his .