Same-sex parenting not normal, says aide to Italy's Meloni


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  • Friday, 23 Sep 2022

FILE PHOTO: Brothers of Italy party member Federico Mollicone is seen wearing a face mask with the colours of the Italian flag, during a session of the lower house of parliament on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/

ROME (Reuters) - Same-sex parenting is not normal, a senior member of the far-right party expected to win Italy's election on Sunday has suggested, casting a fresh spotlight on its socially conservative agenda.

The remarks from Federico Mollicone, culture spokesman for Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI), triggered outrage from political opponents and on social media as Meloni looks poised to become Italy's first female prime minister.

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