Franco Guardiani is a Melbourne businessman who has stood for public office in the city's northern suburbs. He contested the federal seat of Batman for the Palmer United Party at the 2013 election and as an independent in 2016, and he was nominated as One Nation's candidate for the Victorian district of Preston at the 2026 state election.
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One Nation Victoria dropped Preston candidate Franco Guardiani after his reply on X calling Adolf Hitler the GOAT circulated. Leader Warren Pickering said the party was appalled; Guardiani confirmed the posts, called it a fair call and cited free speech.
