{"id":30914,"date":"2022-09-25T08:17:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T22:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/?p=30914"},"modified":"2022-09-25T08:22:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T22:22:34","slug":"eu-commission-president-threatens-italy-on-eve-of-election-says-brussels-has-tools-if-wrong-parties-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/eu-commission-president-threatens-italy-on-eve-of-election-says-brussels-has-tools-if-wrong-parties-win\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commission President Threatens Italy On Eve Of Election, Says Brussels Has &#8216;Tools&#8217; If Wrong Parties Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZeroHedge<\/a> | by Tyler Durden Sunday, Sep 25, 2022 &#8211; 12:20 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/shock-eu-commission-president-threatens-italy-on-eve-of-election-says-brussels-has-tools-if-wrong-parties-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Authored by John Cody via Remix News,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is being accused of election interference after threatening to use \u201ctools\u201d if the wrong election result is achieved in Italy\u2019s national elections, set to take place this Sunday, Sept. 25.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/global-macro-monitor.com\/2022\/09\/23\/the-great-reset-saluta-la-signora-mussolini-il-nuovo-pm-ditalia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">As GMM writes<\/a>, the eurozone&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/clip\/UgkxcUPR4sKJzJH22aHm6_5yWa3ORXOHQjyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is in trouble with a capital T<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Giorgia Meloni\u2019s electric performances at political rallies have made her a&nbsp;virtual shoo-in to become Italy\u2019s first female prime minister in Sunday\u2019s ballot.&nbsp;<\/strong>She\u2019ll also be the first to campaign with the flame symbol, evoking&nbsp;the former fascist leader, Benito Mussolini.<\/p><p><strong>The prospect of a charismatic nationalist taking power with almost no government experience has investors and officials on edge<\/strong>. Italy, of course, is wrestling with the fallout from the most serious conflict in Europe since WWII. But the country has been adrift for years, struggling to hit on a formula which can unlock its potential while staying true to its identity.<\/p><p>\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2022-09-23\/italy-s-giorgia-meloni-makes-markets-anxious-but-voters-want-her-in-charge?cmpid=BBD092322_READOUT&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=220923&amp;utm_campaign=readout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Von der Leyen added that those same tools are already being used against Hungary and Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c<em><strong>We will see&nbsp;the result of the vote in Italy,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>said von der Leyen.<\/p><p><strong><em>\u201cIf things go in a difficult direction \u2014 and I\u2019ve spoken about Hungary and Poland \u2014 we have the tools.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Von der Leyen made the comment after a journalist at Princeton University in the United States said that there were candidates in the Italian elections \u201cclose to Putin\u201d and asked her how the EU would react if they were elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/u4\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script>\n\n<div id=\"rumble_v1ilhxb\"><\/div>\n<script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v1ilhxb\",\"div\":\"rumble_v1ilhxb\"});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The comments from the EU commission president, arguably the most powerful figure in all of EU institutions, have been met with shock from the Italian political class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/eu-commission-president-threatens-italy-eve-election-says-brussels-has-tools-if-wrong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eurpoean-union2.jpg?resize=839%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30917\" width=\"839\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eurpoean-union2.jpg?w=786&amp;ssl=1 786w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eurpoean-union2.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eurpoean-union2.jpg?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eurpoean-union3.jpg?resize=840%2C473&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30918\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eurpoean-union3.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eurpoean-union3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZeroHedge | by Tyler Durden Sunday, Sep 25, 2022 &#8211; 12:20 AM Authored by John Cody via Remix News, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is being accused of election interference after threatening to use \u201ctools\u201d if the wrong election result is achieved in Italy\u2019s national elections, set to take place this Sunday, Sept.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/eu-commission-president-threatens-italy-on-eve-of-election-says-brussels-has-tools-if-wrong-parties-win\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">EU Commission President Threatens Italy On Eve Of Election, Says Brussels Has &#8216;Tools&#8217; If Wrong Parties Win<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30916,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,7,97,151,769,27,684],"tags":[556,7738,94,7737,3082,7441,570,7740,2405,7741,43,2721,4197,6138,414,7739],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/eu-commission.jpg?fit=474%2C248&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30922,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30914\/revisions\/30922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}