June 2, Fratelli d'Italia's Short Film: A Woman Dreams of Meloni as Premier and Decides to Vote for the First Time

In commemoration of Italy's Republic Day on June 2, the Fratelli d'Italia party has released a short film titled "The Future Needs You." The film celebrates the 80th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in Italy, a milestone achieved during the 1946 referendum on monarchy versus republic.

The film's narrative follows Teresa, a woman initially hesitant about voting. "If they have managed without my vote so far, they can manage without it too," she tells her husband, before deciding to reflect further. During the night, Teresa dreams of a gallery featuring prominent Italian women in politics: Tina Anselmi, the first female minister; Nilde Iotti, the first female president of the Chamber of Deputies; Maria Elisabetta Casellati, the first female president of the Senate; and Marta Cartabia, the first female president of the Constitutional Court.

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If they have managed without my vote so far, they can manage without it too.

Her dream culminates with a vision of Giorgia Meloni, the current Prime Minister, taking the oath of office – a moment occurring 76 years after the referendum that granted women suffrage. Upon waking, Teresa is inspired to go to the polling station and cast her vote for the first time.

A statement from the party emphasized that 80 years ago, Italian women "finally entered the democratic history of the Nation." The film was produced using funds allocated to political parties for promoting women's participation in political life, aiming to encourage citizens, particularly women, to exercise their right to vote.

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Eighty years ago, Italian women finally entered the democratic history of the Nation. In 1946, first with the administrative elections on March 10 and then with the referendum on June 2, our grandmothers and mothers won the right to choose their own future.