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Anti-fascist uthor Antonio Scurati’s appearance on a talk show was cancelled (Getty Images)
Ms Meloni, whose party traces its roots back to wartime dictator Benito Mussolini’s fascists, has decried all forms of totalitarianism and spoken of her aversion to fascism. But she avoids defining herself as “anti-fascist”, despite frequent calls for her to do so.
Successive governments have handed out top jobs at RAI to loyal protégés. Its board members, appointed by parliament and the government, are picked according to their party affiliation.
Proposals to make the broadcaster more independent have been discussed for years but have never achieved results.
Unirai, a smaller union of RAI journalists, said they would not join next month’s strike, calling it a political protest.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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