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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

Marta Fascina was elected in Sicily

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

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.

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…

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

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

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…

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