Lollobrigida's 'ethnic replacement' comments spark Italian outrage.

Italy's Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, who is from the same far-right party as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her brother-in-law, has been accused of promoting white supremacy for saying Italians are at risk of "ethnic replacement" due to their low birth rate. The phrase has echoes of the far-right conspiracy theory of the Great Replacement, which claims falsely that there is a secret plan to replace white people through increased immigration and other means. Italy's low birth rate has been a key concern of the right-wing government, which came to power in October 2022.