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He's back! Italy's Berlusconi wins Senate seat after tax ban

Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy’s parliament nearly a decade after being banned from holding public office over a tax fraud conviction

The Independent UK

Right makes might in Europe, and far right makes mightier in Italy

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s neo-fascist government will take aim at the usual suspects: immigrants, refugees and the LGBTIQA+ community.

Crikey

Italy far-right leader Giorgia Meloni set to be country's first female leader

Ms Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots, is set to win around 26 per cent of the vote after Sunday's election, while her wider coalition secured a clear majority in parliament.

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Meloni's Italy: How far to the right will Rome go?

How far to the right will Italy go? The new face of European politics is called Georgia Meloni. Her fascist-rooted Brothers of Italy party has swept to power, overshadowing her hard-right coalition partners Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi and routing the centre-left, which finished under 20 percent. Why did voters…

France 24

Meloni, fascists rise to power in Italy

"This is a sad day for the country," opposition leader says

Salon

Italy’s drift to the far right began long before the rise of Giorgia Meloni

A normalisation of far-right parties dating back to Berlusconi has paved the way, says the author David Broder

The Guardian - UK

Mixed reactions abroad to Meloni winning Italian elections

Far-right Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of the country’s most right-wing government since World War II. Reactions from elsewhere in Europe included French President Emmanuel Macron voicing “respect” for the choice of Italy’s voters, the EU Commission…

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World reacts to Meloni’s right-wing victory in Italy election

Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s first female prime minister after leading a right-wing alliance to election win.

Al Jazeera

Giorgia Meloni's far-right views and opinion on Mussolini as she claims win in Italy

Italy is on course for its first woman premier after the results of an election on Sunday appeared to favour a right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party

Daily Mirror

EXPLAINER: How a party of neo-fascist roots won big in Italy

The Brothers of Italy party has won the most votes in Italy’s national election

The Independent UK

Giorgia Meloni has won big in Italy, but there are many more obstacles to come

The far-right leader may have little impact on European politics, says Guardian US columnist Cas Mudde

The Guardian - UK

Giorgia Meloni: Who is the far-right leader set to become Italy’s first female prime minister?

Brothers of Italy figurehead opposes LGBT+ rights and immigration but insists fascism is dead

The Independent UK

Berlusconi bounces back with return to Italy's parliament

The Italian right-wing coalition's resounding victory in Sunday's general election marks a return to parliament for former premier Silvio Berlusconi, nine years after he was kicked out over a tax fraud conviction.

Reuters

Commentary: Meloni’s influence could be greater in Europe than at home

Giorgia Meloni’s triumph as the first woman to lead a winning party in the macho world of Italian politics is not a moment to celebrate, for she has brought the far right into the European mainstream, precisely a century after her Fascist forebear Benito Mussolini seized power.

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AFP

Italy takes step into unknown with far-right win

Rome (AFP) - Italy took a sharp turn to the right Monday after Giorgia Meloni's Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting the one-time Mussolini admirer on course to become the first woman to lead the country.

The Independent UK

Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party

Near-final results show a party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has swept Italy’s national elections

The Independent UK

Giorgia Meloni vows to ‘unite’ Italy as her far-right coalition makes history

The alliance led by Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party predicted to win over 40 per cent of votes

The Independent UK

Italy election: Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni declares victory, vows to reunite country

Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party has won over 44 per cent of votes

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Radio France Internationale

Meloni's far-right coalition sweeps to victory in Italian general election

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said on Monday she was ready to govern for "all Italians" after her eurosceptic populists triumphed in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II.

The Conversation

What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?

“Una vittoria storica” – a historic victory. That’s how the website of one of Italy’s major newspapers, the Corriere della Sera, reacted to the exit polls released after voting closed in Italy’s general election on Sunday night.

Al Jazeera

From EU to immigration: What Italy’s next government might do

Italy’s next government is expected to take a tough line on immigration, and call for EU reform, but will back Ukraine.

Reuters

Factbox-Potential flashpoints in Italy's new rightist coalition

Italy's rightist alliance looks sure to win a parliamentary majority following Sunday's election, but its three main parties have different positions in important areas, which could hobble their administration.

Reuters

Nationalist Meloni set to smash Italy's glass ceiling, become premier

In 2019, Giorgia Meloni made a speech that came to define her: "I am Giorgia, 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.

AFP

Giorgia Meloni's far-right triumphs in Italy vote

Rome (AFP) - Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said Monday she was ready to govern for "all Italians" after her eurosceptic populists swept to victory in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II.

AFP

Far-right heading for power after Italy vote: exit polls

Rome (AFP) - Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni came top in Italian elections on Sunday, the first exit polls suggested, putting her eurosceptic populists on course to take power at the heart of Europe.

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