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AfD surge in Germany exposes deep divisions on the Italian right

A landslide win for Germany's AfD has forced Italy's right-wing leaders into the open, revealing sharply different views on Russia, Ukraine and how far the political mainstream should go in engaging with Europe's rising far right.

Euronews

Power party: Italy’s Meloni marks record as PM with major festivities

Georgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI) party threw a major party Friday to mark her record as the longest-serving prime minister in Italy's post-war history. Meloni has been PM for 1,413 days, beating billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi's record.

France 24

Rise of far-right leader Roberto Vannacci challenges Meloni as she celebrates Italian milestone

Futuro Nazionale party’s speedy poll rise poses questions whether PM will return to her roots before election

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Meloni government vows to press on with electoral reform after losing key vote

Opposition calls for snap elections as ruling coalition faces second major rejection of flagship policies this year

The Guardian - UK

Quote of the day by Giorgia Meloni: 'If I were fascist, I would say that I am fascist. I never hide'

Quote of the day by Giorgia Meloni: Before becoming the PM of Italy, Meloni directly addressed a question on whether she was a fascist leader. She insisted that when she co-founded her party Brothers of Italy in 2012, the party was 'centre-right' and not fascist. "When I am something, I…

The Times of India

Why Italy’s Giorgia Meloni broke with Donald Trump

The Italian prime minister and leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, Giorgia Meloni, has made fostering ties with foreign leaders a central part of her political strategy. A few years before winning Italy’s 2022 general elections, she started cultivating ties with the US and European conservative world as…

The Conversation

Italy's electoral law: Is Giorgia Meloni reshaping the system to secure re-election?

Opposition parties say that proposals to change Italy's electoral law are an attempt by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to tilt the system in her favour to stay in power at the next election. The Cube investigates.

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The mood was jubilant at Italy’s far-right Atreju festival. But has Meloni’s success peaked?

The PM has been lauded for Italy’s growing role on the world stage. But poverty and precarity are forcing vast numbers to emigrate, says Florence-based writer Jamie Mackay

The Guardian - UK

‘What is going on here?’ Meloni celebrated at Italy’s far-right Atreju Christmas festival

Week-long event organised by Brothers of Italy looks like winter wonderland but is chance for PM to flaunt power

The Guardian - UK

Meloni's Brothers of Italy party launches saucy carbonara crusade in the European Parliament

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s party has cooked up a letter to President Metsola criticising the sale of "Italian-style" products in the Parliament’s supermarket in Brussels.

Euronews

Serious, Popular, Besties With Trump: Italy's Meloni Marks Three Years

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni marks three years in office this week with her far-right party more popular than ever, her government remarkably durable and the economy stable, if not exactly booming.

International Business Times

Von der Leyen wounded: Five ways EU confidence vote shook her

The European Commission survived the motion of censure voted on Thursday in the European Parliament, but the Parliament will be no bed of roses for Ursula von der Leyen and her team in the aftermath of the vote.

Euronews

How von der Leyen's confidence vote has torn Conservatives in Parliament

The ECR group has split, with Polish and Romanians promoting the motion of censure and Italians defending the Commission.

Euronews

Trump’s ‘chosen one’ Giorgia Meloni heads to Washington to play delicate balancing act

Italy’s PM has demonstrated an affinity with the US president, but also needs to maintain allegiance to her EU partners

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Placebo frontman Brian Molko charged with calling Meloni ‘fascist’ and ‘racist’

The singer is being charged with defamation of the far-right Italian prime minister leader while performing at a festival in Turin in 2023

Louder

Placebo frontman Brian Molko charged after labelling Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni a "piece of s***, fascist, racist” and a "Nazi" during festival appearance

Brian Molko has been hit with a defamation charge after calling the Italian PM a "Nazi" during a performance at Sonic Park festival in 2023

The Independent UK

‘Nazi’ jibe at Italian PM lands British rock star police charge

Brian Molko made the remarks at a 2023 music festival in Turin

Fortune

Elon Musk eyes €1.5B Italy SpaceX deal after confidante Giorgia Meloni visits Trump

Musk has developed a close personal relationship with far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

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The Guardian - UK

European parliament reaches deal on approving von der Leyen’s top team

European Commission should take office on 1 December after centre-right EPP and Socialists forge compromise

The Conversation

Italy’s ban on international surrogacy is part of a drive towards an ultra-conservative idea of family

The Italian Senate recently passed a law making surrogacy a “universal crime”. In a country where surrogacy is already illegal, and has been since 2004, this decision takes restrictions to a whole new level.

Al Jazeera

How did a ‘bank snooping’ scandal ensnare politicians in Italy?

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says her opponents want to derail democracy – but is that true?

The Guardian - UK

Enrico Berlinguer: the 1970s communist hero inspiring Italy’s youth – and the far right

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni among those admiring Berlinguer as new film and exhibitions celebrate his role as a unifier

The Guardian - UK

The shapeshifter: who is the real Giorgia Meloni?

The long read: She’s been called a neo-fascist and a danger to Italy. But she has won over many heads of Europe, including the UK prime minister. Should we be worried?

The Guardian - UK

Granddaughter of Mussolini to leave Brothers of Italy as it is ‘too rightwing’

Rachele Mussolini, a city councillor in Rome, will join Forza Italia, a more liberal party in Meloni’s ruling coalition

The Guardian - UK

‘Defending democracy is paramount’: Rula Jebreal warns against Meloni rule

The journalist, and critics, accuse the Italian PM of leading the country towards authoritarianism

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