Ahead of next year’s election, Meloni has to decide whether to embrace firebrand ex-paratrooper Roberto Vannacci.

Roberto Vannacci, a former Italian army general, is shaking up Italy's political scene with his new party, Futuro Nazionale

ROME (AP) — In a packed auditorium steps from the Vatican, Roberto Vannacci — the former Italian army general known to supporters as “Il Generale” — is rallying followers of