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Alessandra Mussolini (born 30 December 1962) is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and a former actress, singer, and model. She currently serves as a Member of the European Parliament for Forza Italia. In 2004, she became the first woman to lead a political party in Italy. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2013 and the Italian Senate from 2013 to 2014 where she was elected under The People of Freedom which is now part of Forza Italia. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2014. She was the founder and leader of the national conservative political party Social Action; from 2004 until 2008, Mussolini also served as a Member of the European Parliament, and she has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Italian Parliament, for The People of Freedom. Mussolini left politics, temporarily, in December 2020 for a new television career, but in November 2022 she returned as MEP, succeeding Antonio Tajani, after his election to the Chamber of Deputies. Early and personal life Alessandra Mussolini was born in Rome, the daughter of Romano Mussolini, the fourth son of Benito Mussolini, fascist dictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943, and Anna Maria Villani Scicolone (born 11 May 1938, Rome). Actress Sophia Loren is her maternal aunt. She has a half-sister, Rachele Mussolini, who is also a politician as a member of Brothers of Italy.

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“Enough with sex and sexuality, everyone is as fluid as they want. You want to see me become fluid too?”
— Andrea Carlo, "Alessandra Mussolini: How the fascist dictator's descendant became an LGBTQ+ advocate", Euronews, 25 July 2023.
“I work with the people in the piazza, where there is reality. Here in Parliament, often there is a mystification of reality. They are not representatives of the people. They represent themselves and their own interests.”
— William D. Montalbano, "A Rightful Heir of Mussolini?: Meet his granddaughter. She's a former starlet who's following in his fascist footsteps – right into Italy's Parliament amid a disturbing rebirth of nationalist sentiment", Los Angeles Times, 11 November 1992.
“In life we all change: on the basis of our experiences, of things that happen. Talking to my kids, I understood that for [them], sexual orientation isn't even a topic: it's like putting on a dress that you can change, and nobody cares what it's like.”
— Andrea Carlo, "Alessandra Mussolini: How the fascist dictator's descendant became an LGBTQ+ advocate", Euronews, 25 July 2023.
“Once again Italy needs a strong man. With my grandfather, at least there was a stand, a sense of responsibility, common sense and a love for Italy which is no more.”
— William D. Montalbano, "A Rightful Heir of Mussolini?: Meet his granddaughter. She's a former starlet who's following in his fascist footsteps – right into Italy's Parliament amid a disturbing rebirth of nationalist sentiment", Los Angeles Times, 11 November 1992.
“What does seeing a bit of music, a bit of Pride [Parade], a bit of freedom take away from you? Lock yourself up at home, take a Bible and read it.”
— Andrea Carlo, "Alessandra Mussolini: How the fascist dictator's descendant became an LGBTQ+ advocate", Euronews, 25 July 2023.
“Women in politics are too obedient. On the left they are really obedient, they don't believe in themselves. We are very, very few. And some of us don't want to go up against the leader of the party. But sometimes you have to say what you have to say. I don't like compromise. In politics you have to always choose a compromise and sometimes that I don't like.”
— "Alessandra Mussolini: Politician in stilettos", The Independent, 8 February 2004.

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Alessandra Mussolini (born 30 December 1962) is an Italian politician, the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini, and a former actress, singer, and model. She currently serves as a Member of the European Parliament for Forza Italia. In 2004, she became the first woman to lead a political party in Italy. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2013 and the Italian Senate from 2013 to 2014 where she was elected under The People of Freedom which is now part of Forza Italia. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2014.