Giorgia Meloni’s honeymoon period is over
Between the Iran war and the defeat of Viktor Orbán, the Italian prime minister’s position looks lonelier than ever
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Giorgia Meloni’s selective memory
The Italian prime minister’s autobiography revises her and her country’s history. But Meloni’s success is a template for right populist…
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Giorgia Meloni’s “alt-West” vision
Why the Italian prime minister is able to straddle the divide between Trump’s America and the EU.
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EU leaders are pushing the hard right to form a united front
Sidelining Giorgia Meloni may have unwittingly taught her how to work around the union’s rules.
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Can the rampant New Right challenge the power of Brussels?
This is just the start of Marine Le Pen and Giorgia Meloni’s plot to remake the continent.
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Europe’s hard right is deeply divided. Does it matter?
Giorgia Meloni and company are set on changing the EU, but they’re not a united front.
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Giorgia Meloni’s long game
In an attempt to define her legacy, the Italian prime minister has set her sights on reshaping the EU.
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Giorgia Meloni’s bank job
The Italian prime minister’s windfall tax isn’t quite as radical as it appears.
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Giorgia Meloni shouldn’t be normalised
Following the Italian prime minister’s meeting with Rishi Sunak last week, too many seem willing to cast her as a…
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Should we call Giorgia Meloni a fascist? With David Broder
The Italian prime minister’s party has tried to revise its country’s fascist past.
Italy is too large to save but cannot be left to fail. Eventually, something has to give
While Giorgia Meloni claims she wants her country to stay in the eurozone, its deep economic problems might pull her…
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Europe’s winter of discontent
Workers across the continent are striking in the face of surging inflation – but no country matches the UK.
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Europe’s far-right parties are learning from one another
With the hard right in power in Italy and Sweden, sister parties across the EU are hoping they will be…
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Britain’s political chaos has turned it into an international cautionary tale
Italy shows how hard it is for a country that becomes a parable to overcome negative stereotypes
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The struggle for Italy
As Giorgia Meloni celebrates victory, Italians are already questioning how long her government will last.
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The left understands the family better than Giorgia Meloni ever will
We don’t exclude gay parents, single dads or trans kids.
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Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist party triumphs in the Italian election
The Brothers of Italy leader is on the verge of becoming prime minister, thanks especially to a divided left.
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The making and meaning of Giorgia Meloni
The post-fascist Brothers of Italy are rising fast, led by a charismatic, self-made Roman whom many expect to be Italy’s…
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Will Giorgia Meloni be the next prime minister of Italy?
Mario Draghi’s departure is bad news, but the country’s fundamental problems are chronic rather than acute.
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