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Italy's Giorgia Meloni is no Mussolini – but she may be a Trump | Lorenzo Marsili

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There’s nothing nostalgic about the far-right political space that the country’s new leader is trying to carve out in Europe, says philosopher Lorenzo Marsili

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  1. Italy voters shift sharply, reward Giorgia Meloni's far-right party

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  2. Italy's far-right Meloni begins tricky government talks

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    Italy's Giorgia Meloni is no Mussolini – but she may be a Trump | Lorenzo Marsili

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  1. France 24

    Meloni rallies supporters as Italy's right moves closer to historic win (opens France 24)

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    Giorgia Meloni led her right-wing allies in a joint rally Thursday ahead of their expected victory in weekend elections, in which the one-time Mussolini supporter hopes to become Italy's first female…

  2. France 24

    ‘Mother, Italian, Christian’: Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s far-right leader on the cusp of power (opens France 24)

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    Giorgia Meloni has successfully rebranded her Brothers of Italy party as the country’s dominant conservative force, without fully expunging its post-fascist roots. Her right-wing coalition is forecast…

  3. The Guardian

    The Guardian view on Italy’s election: a victory for illiberalism | Editorial (opens The Guardian)

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    Editorial: After Giorgia Meloni’s triumph, Italy has become a new beacon for Europe’s far right

  4. 12News Now Beaumont

    Italy voters shift sharply, reward Giorgia Meloni's far-right party (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    Partial results Monday from the election for Parliament suggested far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party were winning Sunday's vote.

  5. Breitbart News

    Conservative Giorgia Meloni Set to Become Italy's First Female Prime Minister (opens Breitbart News)

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    The coalition led by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (FdI) party won Sunday's election, meaning the first government in a national conservative vein similar to Hungary will be in power. Additionally, the win is set to make Meloni Italy's first female prime minister.

  6. Slate Magazine

    Italy’s Catastrophic Election Is a Warning About Post-Trump Republicans in the U.S. (opens Slate Magazine)

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    The story isn’t just about Giorgia Meloni’s success, but Silvio Berlusconi’s decline.

  7. WNYT Albany

    Following election success, Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni vows to unite country if tapped to govern (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Following election success, Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni vows to unite country if tapped to govern.

  8. Breitbart News

    Italy's Move to the Right Shakes E.U. as Giorgia Meloni to Form Government (opens Breitbart News)

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    Giorgia Meloni has been confirmed as Italy's first woman premier, bound for office with a motto of “We defend God, country, and family.”

  9. The Daily Caller

    Giorgia Meloni Poised To Become Italy’s Prime Minister (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Italy is set to elect a right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni, exit polls showed Sunday after voting for the country's next prime minister ended.

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, won the most votes in Italy's national elections, looking set to deliver the country's first far-right-led government since World War II and make its leader, Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first woman premier, near-final results showed Monday.

  11. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Far-Right Leader Giorgia Meloni Likely to Lead Italy's Next Government (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Italian voters have shifted sharply, rewarding a party with neo-fascist roots and bolstering prospects the country could have its first far-right-led government since World War II.

  12. New York Times

    Giorgia Meloni Wins Voting in Italy, in Breakthrough for Europe’s Hard Right (opens New York Times)

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    Her nationalist party was the top vote-getter, leaving Ms. Meloni poised to be Italy’s first female prime minister and the first with post-Fascist roots.

  13. France 24

    Mixed reactions abroad to Meloni winning Italian elections (opens France 24)

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    Far-right Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of the country’s most right-wing government since World War II. Reactions from elsewhere…

  14. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Italy voters shift sharply, reward Meloni's far-right party (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Italian voters have shifted sharply, rewarding a party with neo-fascist roots and bolstering prospects the country could have its first far-right-led government since World War II. Partial results Monday from

  15. Fox News

    Italy’s Giorgia Meloni poised to win election as Europe turns right, exit polls show (opens Fox News)

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    An alliance of right-wing parties in Italy, led by Georgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, was set to win Sunday's election, according to exit polls.

  16. Deutsche Welle

    Italy election: German politicians voice anxiety over far right win | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Politicians across the ideological spectrum in Germany have expressed concern over Giorgia Meloni's electoral success. However, the far-right AfD voiced support for Meloni, who looks likely to be Italy's next leader.

  17. Courthouse News Service

    Far-right Meloni wins Italian elections, set to be first female prime minister (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Italy has a new face at the top of its politics: Her name is Giorgia Meloni and she's set to become prime minister. But her victory may bring with it powerful shocks both at home and across the EU because of her roots in Italy's post-fascist political movements.

  18. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Giorgia Meloni claims victory to become Italy's most far-right prime minister since Mussolini (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Kara Fox, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Antonia Mortensen, Nicola Ruotolo, Sharon Braithwaite and Valentina DiDonato, CNN Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in a general election that seems set to install her as Italy’s first female prime minister, leading the most far-right gover…

  19. CBS News

    Italy shifts to the right as voters reward party with neo-fascist roots (opens CBS News)

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    Near-final results show a party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has swept Italy's national elections.

  20. The Daily Caller

    Italy’s Presumptive Prime Minister Is Already Sending Liberals Into Fits Of Hysteria (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, is poised to become Italy's next prime minister, and liberals aren't too happy about her political views.

  21. NBC News

    Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni set to become Italian prime minister (opens NBC News)

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    “Ultra-conservative values, anti-immigration and nationalism — these are the three keywords that best describe what she stands for,” Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe think tank said.

  22. The Guardian

    EU holds its breath as it waits to discover Giorgia Meloni’s true political identity (opens The Guardian)

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    Italy’s new far-right government has been rebranding in recent years to assume pro-Nato stance, but is yet to disclose path of confrontation with EU

  23. Newsweek

    Giorgia Meloni set to be Italy's first far-right leader since WWII (opens Newsweek)

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    Meloni's success follows a softening of her image after a long history of bashing the European Union, immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community.

  24. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    How a far-right party with neo-fascist roots won big in Italy (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    The Brothers of Italy party, which won the most votes in Italy's national election, has its roots in the post-World War II neo-fascist Italian Social Movement.

  25. CBS News

    Italy votes in its most right-wing government since World War II, as Giorgia Meloni sparks fears fascism (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The party of likely new prime minister Giorgia Meloni counts among its members the daughter of Benito Mussolini.

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