Close
KTAR.com
News
Shows
Blogs
KTAR News on 92.3FM

Italy’s fractured left taps young feminist to lift campaign

Elly Schlein, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, waves during an Electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, left, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, talks with a woman during an electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, waves during an electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote.  (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, left, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, talks with two women during an electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, waves during an electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote.  (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, smiles during an interview with the Associated Press in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, left, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, talks with some women during an electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, an independent candidate who runs with the Democratic Party, waves during an electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote.  (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) Elly Schlein, an independent candidate who supports the Democratic Party, talks during an electoral rally in Modena, Italy, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Schlein, a 37-year-old U.S.-Italian national, often compared with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her platform advocating social justice is on the road in a national campaign aimed at challenging the overriding storyline that the united right will easily defeat the left in the Sept. 25 vote.  (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)