# One Nation dumps Victorian election candidate who praised Adolf Hitler as ‘GOAT’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/one-nation-dumps-victorian-election-candidate-who-praised-adolf-hitler-as-goat/
- Published: 2026-11-10T03:33:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T04:03:14+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/10/one-nation-dumps-franco-guardiani-praised-hitler-victoria-elections-ntwnfb
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- One Nation dropped Franco Guardiani as its Preston candidate.
- The party confirmed posts praising Hitler and making Islamophobic remarks.
- Questions remain over why vetting did not flag his social media history.

## Summary

One Nation’s Victorian branch has disendorsed Franco Guardiani as its candidate for Preston after confirming social media posts in which he praised Adolf Hitler as the “GOAT”. The party’s leader said it was appalled by the comments and acted as soon as it learned of them, amid what he described as unprecedented persecution of Jewish Australians.

Guardiani’s account also contained Islamophobic comments, including references to bulldozing or setting fire to mosques, and engaged with posts by anti-immigrant group Knights Templar International. The party said it had invested in improving candidate vetting, but it is unclear why the account’s history was not detected. Guardiani has been contacted for comment and is no longer listed as a candidate on the party’s website.

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