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Italy takes step into unknown with far-right win

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Meloni used her first public statement to emphasise unity, saying she would govern 'for all Italians'. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

But the 45-year-old, whose party has never held office, has huge challenges ahead, from soaring inflation to a looming energy crisis and the war in Ukraine.Congratulations flooded in from Meloni's European nationalist allies, from Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to Spain's far-right party Vox.

"We are eager to work with Italy's government on our shared goals: supporting a free and independent Ukraine, respecting human rights and building a sustainable economic future," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said."Italy is a very Europe-friendly country with very Europe-friendly citizens and we assume that won't change," added a spokesman for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

But the funds are tied to a series of reforms only just begun by outgoing Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and analysts say she has limited room for manoeuvre. Salvini highlighted this as he rued his League party's poor performance, which at around nine per cent is almost half that of its 17-per cent showing in 2018.

Meloni has distanced herself from her party's neo-fascist past - and her own, after praising dictator Benito Mussolini as a teenager - and presented herself as a straight-talking but unthreatening leader.

 

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