‘Defending democracy is paramount’: Rula Jebreal warns against Meloni rule The journalist, and critics, accuse the Italian PM of leading the country towards authoritarianism The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024
Italian Premier Meloni rebukes youth wing of her party after Nazi cry video Two members resigned from Brothers of Italy’s youth wing after the video was released The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024
Italian PM criticised by opposition after fascist chants by party’s youth wing Meloni has not yet commented on revelation of Nazi salutes and antisemitic rants by members of National Youth The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024
‘All eyes are on her’: Italy’s far-right chameleon, Giorgia Meloni, prepares to host the G7 The Italian leader, hardline at home and moderate abroad, is in a powerful position after the European elections The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024
Eccentric Campaign By Italy's Salvini Falls Flat Italy's rabble-rousing Matteo Salvini has failed to win back mass support from far-right voters in the European Parliament elections after an erratic campaign marked by a reactionary general and poor-quality AI. Deputy Prime Minister Salvini's anti-immigrant League, a junior member in the coalition government, won just nine percent, with over… International Business Times · Jun 11, 2024
EU election results mapped: The far-right parties making gains across Europe Far-right parties in Belgium, Germany and Austria have made gains in the European parliamentary elections The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni Emerges As Stable EU Leader Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni emerges as a stable and influential leader bridging right-wing and centrist ideologies in Europe. Top News · Jun 10, 2024
Italy's Meloni will welcome the G7 summit fortified by an EU vote that shook French, German leaders Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni hosts this week’s summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations as the most stable European Union leader The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2024
EU elections: how Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni framed her politics throughout the campaign Brothers of Italy, a far-right party with neo-fascist roots, has won over 28% of Italy’s vote in the European parliamentary elections. The party is expected to get 24 seats in parliament, quadrupling what it took in 2019. These results in Italy reflect broader gains for far-right parties in several EU… The Conversation · Jun 10, 2024
Italy Riled Up By Stamp Honouring Fascist Football Pioneer The decision to honour the founder of the AS Roma football club on a postage stamp has caused a furore in Italy due to his Fascist past. International Business Times · Jun 7, 2024
‘She just says blah blah’: why Italy’s downtrodden believe Meloni is doing nothing for them The PM is talking up her underdog credentials ahead of this week’s European elections. But many in an impoverished Rome neighbourhood are sceptical The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Europe vote may tip balance between Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy and mainstream foreign policy While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into European Parliamentary elections The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2024
Italian Far-Right Leader Giorgia Meloni's Political Balancing Act Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's far-right leadership and pragmatic foreign policy approach are shaping Italy's political landscape and influencing Europea... Top News · Jun 1, 2024
Model seeks legal advice after Salvini’s party uses image for anti-Islam poster Anna Haholkina tells of shock and says no one from deputy Italian PM’s League sought her permission The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2024
International Business Times · Apr 28, 2024 Italian PM Meloni Says Will Stand In EU Elections Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Sunday she would stand in upcoming European Parliament elections, a move apparently calculated to boost her far-right party, although she would be forced to resign immediately.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024 Italian author accuses state broadcaster of censorship of antifascist monologue Outcry over cancellation of Antonio Scurati’s Rai talkshow appearance as note says move was taken ‘for editorial reasons’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2024 Former Uffizi director under fire for joining race to be Florence mayor If elected, Eike Schmidt would form a coalition with Brothers of Italy in what could be a major blow for the left
The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2024 Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for Ukraine
France 24 · Mar 11, 2024 Increasing sense of marginalisation among Italy's Muslim community There are approximately 2.7 million Muslims living in Italy, which amounts to about 4.9 percent of the population, a community that is being targeted by the current coalition government led by the right-wing Brothers of Italy party. They are the second largest religious group in the country after Christians, but…
France 24 · Mar 8, 2024 Europe votes – Italy: pushing Europe to the right? In the spotlight this week in our whistle-stop debate series featuring each of the EU’s 27 member states ahead of June’s European elections: Italy. Europe’s third-biggest economic power has seen a growing rivalry between the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and her even further…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024 Sardinia elects leftwing president, in blow to Giorgia Meloni Alessandra Todde of the Five Star Movement, backed by the Democratic party, is the Italian island’s first female president
The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024 Which ‘crisis tribe’ do you belong to? These five factions will define Europe in 2024 From fear of migration to the rising cost of living, new political dividing lines will decide June’s European elections, say Ivan Krastev of the Institute of Human Sciences and Mark Leonard of the European Council on Foreign Relations
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024 Fascist salute not a crime unless a risk to public order, Italy’s top court says Ruling by court of cassation allows gesture at rallies but not where it risks ‘revival of fascist party’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024 Meloni urged to ban neofascist groups after crowds filmed saluting in Rome Hundreds of men shown making fascist salutes during gathering outside Italian Social Movement headquarters
The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024 Make or break for the EU? Europeans vote in June with far right on the rise Ever more of the continent’s 400 million voters feel the bloc is important enough to warrant casting their ballot