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Crosetto criticizes the use of the term “desertion” by a PD youth leader

Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said that “desertion” is not a positive term and that he would never have wanted to hear it used by someone involved in politics.

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What is happening

Crosetto commented on remarks by Virginia Libero, secretary of the PD youth organization. He also said that the partisans’ liberation struggle was carried out by the army.

Why is it on the Radar?

The statements highlight a dispute over the political use of the term “desertion” and differing interpretations of the role of the partisans and the army in the liberation struggle.

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