Italy's PM says fascism is 'consigned tohistory' - not everyone is so sure | BBC News

It's more than a century since Italy's fascist dictatorBenito Mussolini, and his totalitarian regime, swept to power.

His rule was marked by brutal repression - and whenMussolini allied with Hitler's Germany, thousands weresent to their deaths during the Holocaust.

Italy's current government is led by the Brothers ofItaly party, which has roots in post-war fascism.

Its leader, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, says her movement has completely changed.

But some fear she and her party have not moved farenough away from their political origins - and that whatwas once considered the extreme is becoming mainstream.