Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni set to become Italian prime minister
Giorgia Meloni was on Monday set to become Italy's first far-right leader since World War II.
Giorgia Meloni, a nationalist accused by political rivals and experts of spreading white supremacist ideas, was set Monday to become Italy's first far-right leader since World War II.
The near-final results from Sunday's election showed her Brothers of Italy party (Fratelli d'Italia) will lead a right-wing coalition, joined by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's center-right Forza Italia party and fellow right-wing firebrand Matteo Salvini's League party.
The government is predicted to have a majority in both the upper and the lower houses of Italy’s Parliament, giving Meloni, 45, power to enact her nationalist, euroskeptic platform, and swelling the ranks of far-right figures at the top of European politics.
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Meloni, who would be Italy's first female leader, and the Brothers of Italy advocate naval blockades to stop unauthorized migration from Africa.
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