Franco Guardiani was disendorsed as One Nation's candidate for Preston after the party verified his controversial posts on the social media platform X. Alongside labeling Adolf Hitler as the greatest of all time, his account featured anti-Islam rhetoric and interactions with the anti-immigrant group Knights Templar International. State leader Warren Pickering stated the organization was appalled and removed Guardiani immediately upon learning of the behavior. Guardiani's profile has since been deleted from the official website, though questions remain over how party vetting initially overlooked his history.
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One Nation moved quickly to completely sever ties with the Victorian candidate following…: One Nation moved quickly to completely sever ties with the Victorian candidate following the public revelation of his remarks.
The incident raises significant questions regarding the effectiveness of the party's cand…: The incident raises significant questions regarding the effectiveness of the party's candidate screening and vetting investments.
The controversial profile and campaign materials associated with Franco Guardiani were en…: The controversial profile and campaign materials associated with Franco Guardiani were entirely scrubbed from the party's website.
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One Nation Victoria has disendorsed a candidate whose private social media account described Adolf Hitler as the “GOAT” and claimed that “importing Islam is making pedophilia legal”.
In a now deleted social media post, the party’s candidate for Preston, Franco Guardiani, commented on a social media post on X asking people to: “Describe Hitler in one word? Be brutally honest”.
Guardiani then replied with the acronym GOAT, which stands for greatest of all time.
The party was made aware of Guardiani’s social media posts on Tuesday morning and disendorsed him a short time later. A party official discussed the posts with Guardiani and confirmed they were real.
“At a time when Jewish Australians are experiencing unprecedented persecution, we are appalled that these comments have been made,” said the party’s Victorian leader, Warren Pickering.
“As soon as we became aware, we acted. Preston candidate Franco Guardiani is no longer part of our party.
“Anyone who holds such views is on notice: they do not have a place in One Nation.”
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