Italy's Meloni vows to put national energy interests first Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni is vowing to put Italy's national interests first in tackling soaring energy costs The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022
The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 1 October 2022 Honest and timely feedback is crucial when someone is starting a new role. This is true of any organisation: No. 10 Downing Street included . It's been 24 days since the investiture of Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. How's she doing? inkl Originals · Oct 1, 2022
Cheque mate: Kennedy award for Seven’s $150,000 Koletti interview shows tabloid tradition alive and well Seven’s Spotlight won scoop of the year for interview with husband of missing fraudster Melissa Caddick, but didn’t disclose payment. Plus: last drinks at ABC’s parliamentary bureau The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022
A nurse, a rogue, a Pharoah and a space mission – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare? The Guardian - UK · 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. Salon · Sep 29, 2022
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’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022
YouTube Says Giorgia Meloni Video Was Removed in Error, Restores It After Inquiry "Upon careful review, we determined this video is not violative of our Community Guidelines and have reinstated it," said a YouTube spokesperson. Reason · Sep 28, 2022
Will baby drop boxes from the Italian Renaissance become more common after Meloni win? In Italy, abortion has been legal since 1978. But now that Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has won the national election and the far-right form a majority in both the Italian Parliament and Senate, access to abortion in Italy could face new restrictions. The Conversation · Sep 28, 2022
Italy's Meloni praises 'heroic uprising' of Iranian women Giorgia Meloni, set to become Italy's first female prime minister, hailed on Wednesday "the heroic uprising of Iranian women" following the death of a young woman in police custody. Reuters · Sep 28, 2022
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is no Mussolini – but she may be a Trump 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 The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2022
LGBTQ advocates, women worry in Italy after Meloni's win Advocates for women and the LGBTQ community in Italy are worrying that the decisive victory by Giorgia Meloni and her far-right party in Italy's national election will bring setbacks for civil rights The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022
A ‘seismic’ shift: Will Meloni’s Italy turn its back on Europe? The results of Italy's general election could alter the balance of power within the EU, with far-right, eurosceptic parties set to helm the next government in Rome. Italy is making something of a U-turn from Mario Draghi’s premiership, which put Italy back in the driving seat of Europe and bolstered… France 24 · Sep 28, 2022
Italy's Meloni tells Ukraine it can count on her Nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni, set to become Italy's next prime minister, has pledged her full support for Kyiv after receiving congratulations from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for her election victory. Reuters · Sep 28, 2022
Why Republicans are elated by ‘triumph’ of Italy’s Giorgia Meloni US support for Italy’s likely next leader shows growing global solidarity among right-wing populists, experts say. Al Jazeera · Sep 27, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Sep 27, 2022 'I feel worried and angry': Italians in Scotland react to Giorgia Meloni's election victory ITALIANS living in Scotland have reacted to the election of a far-right government in Italy, with some vowing never to permanently return to the…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022 Italy: Salvini faces calls to quit as League chief after dismal election results Party is member of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s winning coalition but its share of the vote fell steeply
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022 “Not surprise, but disgust” - Italians react to the triumph of Giorgia Meloni Ben Munster reports from Rome on the reaction on the streets and in the press to Meloni victory - and why her “post-fascism” has stolen into a deeply flawed electoral system.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2022 It is great that little girls now have role models so they, too, can grow up to be crazed world leaders Britain has its third female prime minister and Italy is likely to get its first. That’s progress, right? Well, only if you can ignore their policies
Radio France Internationale · Sep 27, 2022 Italian far-right leader Meloni starts putting her government together Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her allies, victorious in Sunday's parliamentary elections, have begun the long and probably fraught process of forming a new government, against a background of crisis and division.
Reason · Sep 27, 2022 Iran's Hijab Protests Are Part of a Long, Slow Revolution Plus: A bevy of bad economic indicators, Italy elects right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, and more...
Reuters · Sep 27, 2022 'Very real fears' for LGBT community after far-right win in Italy The LGBT community has "very real fears" after a conservative bloc dominated by the far-right won Italy's general election, a leading gay rights campaigner told Reuters.
Reuters · Sep 27, 2022 Self-employed, Catholics drive Meloni's Italian electoral triumph Self-employed people and Catholics helped power Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party to electoral victory on Sunday, surveys show, with a significant share of women voters putting her on course to be Italy's first female prime minister.
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022 Giorgia Meloni shares the Putin view of history Giorgia Meloni, 45, has won the Italian general election by drive and sheer personality, but her victory was a huge step backwards for the country. Meloni’s politics has direct lineage to those of another leader of Italy, Benito Mussolini , Il Duce, the Fascist who ruled from 1921 to 1943.
The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022 Italy gets new tranche of EU funds as dust settles from vote The European Commission has signed off on the next 21-billion-euro ($20.2 billion) tranche of Italy’s pandemic recovery funds
Salon · Sep 27, 2022 Fascism: It's really back this time A neofascist party will likely take power in Italy — and if economic collapse continues, there will be more