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Italy's Giorgetti named economy minister, Tajani foreign minister

New Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday named Giancarlo Giorgetti of the League party as her economy minister and said the foreign ministry will go to Antonio Tajani from Forza Italia.

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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

Analysis-Method or madness? Berlusconi's Russia stance hurts Meloni and Italy

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's pro-Russia statements are likely to complicate Giorgia Meloni's efforts to establish international credibility for the government she is set to lead, analysts say.

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Meloni rages as Berlusconi’s ‘vodka gifts’ from Putin hijack Italy’s coalition talks

If there was ever any doubt that Silvio Berlusconi would make an awkward “junior” partner in Italy’s next government, it was dispelled in sensational fashion this week as the octogenarian former premier was recorded boasting that he exchanged gifts of vodka, wine and “sweet” letters with Russia’s Vladimir Putin –…

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New Italy government will be pro-NATO, pro-Europe, says Meloni

Giorgia Meloni, who is expected to be Italy's next prime minister, threw down the gauntlet to her right-wing coalition partners on Wednesday, saying her new government would be pro-NATO and fully a part of Europe.

Reuters

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

Berlusconi renews demands as Italy's government takes shape

Italy's next cabinet is gradually taking shape as rightist leader Giorgia Meloni, set to be appointed prime minister, negotiates key government jobs with coalition allies.

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After days of acrimony, Italy's Berlusconi and Meloni meet

Italy’s presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, and former Premier Silvio Berlusconi are seeking to put days of acrimony behind them over possible Cabinet picks

The Independent UK

Italy's Meloni, Berlusconi make peace, vow to form cabinet quickly

Giorgia Meloni, expected to be named Italian prime minister, and her coalition partner Silvio Berlusconi had a cordial meeting on Monday and aim to quickly form a "cohesive" government, their parties said.

Reuters

Meloni vs Berlusconi — allies get nasty in power plays

The resounding victory by far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in last month's Italian election isn't sitting well with Silvio Berlusconi

The Independent UK

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

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.

WEKU

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 Guardian - UK

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

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Italy's election is a case study in a new phase for the radical right

Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the populist radical right party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia), may have emerged as the victor in Italy’s recent elections, but she did so at the head of a delicately balanced coalition of parties – one that included Matteo Salvini, the man once spoken of…

The Guardian - UK

Brothers of Italy senator deletes fascist post uncovered on Instagram

Lavinia Mennuni, a candidate for ministerial position in new government, ‘praised’ fascist naval commander

Reuters

Ivory Coast migrant provides activist voice to Italian Parliament

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Italy adopts new LGBT strategy just before right-wing takeover

Italy's outgoing government has adopted a new plan for LGBT rights just before handing over the reins to a right-wing administration that promises to be far more socially conservative.

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Italy's Meloni says technocrats may join new government

Italy's next cabinet will include "high-profile" figures who might not be career politicians, Giorgia Meloni, widely expected to be named prime minister, told party members on Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

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,…

Reuters

Italy's Meloni speaks to Zelenskiy, offers full support for Ukraine

Giorgia Meloni, set to become Italy's next prime minister, promised "her full support" for Ukraine on Tuesday in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, her Brothers of Italy party said.

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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 Guardian - UK

From Aristotle to Meloni, the ‘common good’ has been used to divide and rule

Thinkers on the left and right are guilty of excluding outsiders in the name of community

Salon

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.

The Guardian - UK

Italy’s Giorgia Meloni denies she is anti-women as credentials questioned

Far-right leader posted sexualised clip of herself during election campaign, favours curbs on abortion and is against ‘pink quotas’

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