What if Mussolini kept statist/leftist Augusto Turati as Secretary of the Fascist Party after 1930? Would Italy have still allied with the far-right Nazi Germany?
Augusto Turati was secretary of the PNF from 1926-1930. He was one of the representatives of the statist wing of the Fascist Party.Now, you're probably confusing Augusto with his far more known homologous Filippo Turati, founder of the PSI.
Would Italy have allied with Germany?Despite staying a dictatorship and Mussolini being even more secure in his role (Turati was a moral man and a staunch loyalist), I think Italy would normalize a bit, with less emphasis on the promotion of ideological Fascism.
Would Italy have allied with Germany?
How so? Could you explain?I think Italy would normalize a bit, with less emphasis on the promotion of ideological Fascism.
I don't want to go too far from real history. Let's say that Mussolini keeps Turati as secretary of the PNF for a few more years.Find a PoD that keeps Benny on the Left and you’ll probably get a leftist government.
I don't want to go too far from real history. Let's say that Mussolini keeps Turati as secretary of the PNF for a few more years.
How so? Could you explain?
Do you know why Mussolini appointed Turati if the PNF was far-right and he was centrist?Keep Turati at the helm, and the Party would avoid some of the extremes of OTL.
Do you know why Mussolini appointed Turati if the PNF was far-right and he was centrist?
Why did Mussolini remove Giurati as secretary of the PNF to appoint Starace?Turati was appointed in 1926, when the regime had just pushed through the leggi fascistissime and needed to show the estabilishment they may have been a dictatorship, but one keen on working with the old order. Plus, it helped Mussolini strengthen his position against the more radical elements, some of which could have had serious ambitions.
Why did Mussolini remove Giurati as secretary of the PNF to appoint Starace?
I mean Giovanni Giurati. He was secretary of the PNF from 1930 to 1931.Turati made a lot of enemies, who waged an aggressive campagn to get rid of him; he was a good man and resigned twice (the second time, Mussolini probably understood the man was really unwilling to actually fight back).