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Giorgia Meloni criticised for sharing video of ‘attempted rape by asylum seeker’

The video clip shows an asylum seeker allegedly raping a woman on the streets of Piacenza

Italy’s probable next prime minister has been accused of trying to score political points after sharing a video on social media of an African asylum seeker allegedly raping a white woman early on Sunday morning.

Giorgia Meloni, a far-right nativist politician from Rome who is tipped to become Italy’s first female premier next month, had made “horrendous propaganda” out of the alleged assault, her opponents said.

The migrant, from Guinea, allegedly attacked the 55-year-old Ukrainian woman as she walked along a street in the northern city of Piacenza at around 6am on Sunday.

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