January 30, 2025
Historical Judgment and Law
The Constitution, like any law, cannot render a historical judgment. As a transitional (though practically definitive) provision, it prohibits the reformation of the Fascist Party. However, this refers specifically to a party seeking to overthrow democracy—a definition that could also apply to many far-left movements (perhaps even to Togliatti's Communist Party).
This prohibition never applied to the MSI (Italian Social Movement), even though it was composed of nostalgic former fascists.