Giorgia Meloni speaks of ‘burden’ of being Italy’s first female PM Leader restates support for Ukraine and vows crackdown on illegal immigration in address to MPs The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022
Meloni on critics: Italians don't need lessons from abroad Italy's new premier, Giorgia Meloni, has laid out her government's policy plans and shot back at critics at home and abroad over her far-right politics The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022
Pilgrims to Mussolini’s birthplace pray that new PM will resurrect a far-right Italy In Predappio, supporters celebrate victory of their first female prime minister Giorgia Meloni, leader of a party with neo-fascist origins The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022
Italy's Meloni steeped herself in far-right ideology as teen As a young teen, Italy's Giorgia Meloni embarked on an ideological quest that has propelled her to the height of government power The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2022
Giorgia Meloni: The long climb to Italy's political summit In 2019, Giorgia Meloni made a speech that has come to define her: "I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am a Christian, and you can't take that away from me," she told cheering supporters in Rome. Reuters · Oct 21, 2022
Plaque to Irish woman who shot at Mussolini unveiled in Dublin Violet Gibson pointed a gun at dictator Benito Mussolini in a packed Italian public square in 1926. The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022
The march on Rome and Mussolini’s ascent to power – archive, 1922 On 28 October 1922, thousands of fascists marched towards the Italian capital, threatening to seize power. The following day the king asked Mussolini to form a government The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Mussolini photo to be removed from Italian ministry wall Removal of fascist dictator’s image leads to revelation that more hang in other government buildings The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
Row over Mussolini photo as Italy's Meloni readies for power An Italian ministry said on Tuesday it would remove from its walls a photo of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, after its recent display sparked complaints from trade unions and a former minister. Reuters · Oct 18, 2022
Dublin woman who shot Mussolini to be commemorated by plaque Violet Gibson, who had a privileged upbringing on Merrion Square as daughter of a Lord Chancellor of Ireland, shot 'Il Duce' as he walked among a crowd in Rome in 1926 Dublin Live · Oct 18, 2022
Edda Mussolini by Caroline Moorehead review – painstaking portrait of the Duce’s daughter This empathic and nuanced biography of Mussolini’s favoured child casts her as both villain and victim The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022
With far-right leaders, Italy remembers WWII roundup of Jews Italy’s new right-wing political leadership has marked the 79th anniversary of the World War II roundup of Rome’s Jews with calls for such a horror to never occur again The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022
Holocaust survivor opens Italy’s new parliament Parliamentarians give Liliana Segre, 92, a standing ovation nearly 100 years after Mussolini came to power. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022
Italy elects MP who collects fascist relics as Senate speaker Ignazio La Russa was elected on the same day as the Senate was officially opened by a Holocaust survivor The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022
WEKU · Oct 13, 2022 Holocaust-surviving lawmaker opens Italy's Senate, even as the far-right takes office Liliana Segre presided over the first seating of Parliament since general elections last month, when Italians voted in their first far-right government since World War II.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2022 Brothers of Italy politician who collects fascist relics elected senate speaker Ignazio La Russa, party’s co-founder, filmed in 2018 showing off photos, medals and statue of Mussolini
The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022 Holocaust survivor opens Senate as far-right to govern Italy Italy’s Fascist past and its future governed by a party with neo-fascist origins have come to an emotional head during the first seating of Parliament since general elections last month
Reuters · Oct 13, 2022 Holocaust survivor oversees start of rightist Italian parliament A Holocaust survivor presided over the opening of Italy's new parliament on Thursday, recalling the dangers of fascism as the most right-wing coalition since World War Two took control of the upper and lower houses.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022 Brothers of Italy senator deletes fascist post uncovered on Instagram Lavinia Mennuni, a candidate for ministerial position in new government, ‘praised’ fascist naval commander
The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022 Ukraine war: why the world can't afford to let Russia get away with its land grab – lessons from history Much of the international community has condemned Russia’s annexation of four provinces of Ukraine as illegal. Joe Biden accused Vladmir Putin of a “fraudulent attempt” to claim Ukrainian territory and said the move was “trampling on the United Nations charter, and showing its contempt for peaceful nations everywhere”. The UK’s…
Zenger · Oct 8, 2022 Can The Italian Left Bounce Back Against Gioriga Meloni? NAPLES, Italy — Reeling from their poor performance in last week’s election, the Italian left is doing much soul-searching as it plans to bounce back from its defeat in the September 2022 general election.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022 Commentary: Italy’s new far-right leader won’t be able to shed European alliances ROME — Since World War II, 30 prime ministers have presided over the 67 governments that have marked Italy’s uniquely unstable political life. On Sept. 25, Italians elected Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, into power. Meloni will be the first woman to lead the country,…
Zenger · Oct 3, 2022 The Italian Job: What Italians Expect From Meloni As Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s first-ever female prime minister after her Brothers of Italy won a startling victory last week. Yet, actually governing Italy may prove a difficult task with most Italian governments lasting less than two years in office.
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 A love letter to the world’s most beautiful train station Even the swishest airports are fairly charmless affairs compared with Europe’s gorgeously grand railway hubs – and Madrid has the best in show, writes Jo Fernandez
Salon · Sep 29, 2022 Yes, Italy's new leader is a fascist Giorgia Meloni's entire career has been on the far-right fringe, surrounded by Mussolini's political heirs.