Giorgia Meloni: From Pariah to Peacemaker—An Interview with MEP Paolo Inselvini
The Italian PM is now seen as a leader who can build conservative coalitions—and a bridge to President Trump.
The Italian PM is now seen as a leader who can build conservative coalitions—and a bridge to President Trump.
As Italy tightens its borders, other Mediterranean countries report dramatic increases in migrant arrivals.
While the self-employed showed relative preference for Matteo Salvini’s Lega, the PM’s party easily overcame socialists as the favoured party of the Italian working class.
The EU’s most courted woman claimed a third of Italy’s 76 seats for her anti-immigration party.
European right-wing forces are expected to make gains at the European elections.
None of the Meloni government’s policies have reduced illegal immigration so far.
Perhaps the Italian PM’s trust in her advisors has led to her frequent quotation from The Lord of the Rings: “Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”
Left-wing politicians and others have expressed outrage over the law and declared Italy is a secular state.
Meloni hopes to strengthen Italy’s executive branch in order to bring stability to a country that has struggled for several decades.
A renewal of the European institutions is necessary, as they seem far removed from the real situations experienced by millions of Italians and Europeans.