How afraid should Europe be of Giorgia Meloni?
Italy’s next leader will be constrained by politics, markets and money
Unless the polls are dramatically mistaken, on September 25th Italians will elect the most right-wing government in their country’s post-war history. A three-party alliance is expected to win more than 60% of the seats in parliament; the Brothers of Italy (fdi) looks set to dominate the trio, and its leader, Giorgia Meloni, to take over as prime minister.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Should Europe worry?”
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