Book: Anna Bonalume at the heart of the Italian populist machine

She spent a month immersing herself with Italian populist leader Matteo Salvini. “The term populist can refer to a kind of opposition between elites and peoples“, begins the Italian political journalist. And Anna Bonalume to clarify her analysis: “There is resentment towards these policies which can be exploited by populist leaders for political gain“.

One of the main discoveries of the author who wanted to “conduct an almost anthropological investigation of this movement” is the availability of Matteo Salvini. “For hours and hours people wait in the rain for a selfie“, explains Anna Bonalume, before concluding: “There is this attempt to reach the person who could solve his social problems or precariousness. There is a communion between the body of the leader of power which is available to the militant“, referring here to certain countries where the so-called progressive parties have marginalized and excluded these voters.