One Nation disendorses Victorian election candidate over Adolf Hitler social media post

One Nation Victoria has disendorsed Franco Guardiani, its candidate for the seat of Preston in the Victorian state election, after private social media posts were uncovered. The Guardian and ABC News Australia both reported that the political party dumped the candidate following comments he made on social media. [1][2]

The Guardian reported that Guardiani responded to a post on the platform X asking people to describe Adolf Hitler in one word. Guardiani replied with the acronym GOAT, which stands for greatest of all time. The outlet also reported that his private social media account claimed that importing Islam is making pedophilia legal. The party became aware of the social media posts on Tuesday morning, according to The Guardian. [1]

One Nation is a right-wing to far-right political party in Australia led by its founder, Senator Pauline Hanson. Hitler was the dictator of Germany during the Nazi era from 1933 until 1945, and was central to the genocide of approximately six million Jews during the Holocaust. [3][4][6]

ABC News Australia reported that Liberal leader Jess Wilson earlier confirmed the Coalition would preference One Nation ahead of Labor, the Greens, and Victorian Socialists on how-to-vote cards for the election campaign. [2]