General Election Italy

Italy set to elect the most right-wing regime since WW II.

The leaders of Italy’s right-wing alliance put on a show of unity on Thursday (Friday AEST) and promised a new era of stable government at a closing rally before Sunday’s election, which they are on course to win.

Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy (FdI), Matteo Salvini of the League and former premier Silvio Berlusconi, 85, of Forza Italia appeared before thousands of supporters in Rome.

If the tough-talking Ms Meloni succeeds, she will face an array of daunting challenges, including soaring energy costs, a suffocating debt mountain, a possible recession and an increasingly dangerous conflict in Ukraine.

The 45-year-old from Rome, who is promising a crackdown on immigration and a cut in taxes, will also have big shoes to fill.

https://www.afr.com/world/europe/italy-set-to-elect-most-right-wing-regime-since-ww2-20220923-p5bkin

One to watch. The pendulum is swinging.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is being accused of election interference after threatening to use “tools” if the wrong election result is achieved in Italy’s national elections, set to take place this Sunday, Sept. 25.

As GMM writes, the eurozone is in trouble with a capital T.

Giorgia Meloni’s electric performances at political rallies have made her a virtual shoo-in to become Italy’s first female prime minister in Sunday’s ballot. She’ll also be the first to campaign with the flame symbol, evoking the former fascist leader, Benito Mussolini.

The prospect of a charismatic nationalist taking power with almost no government experience has investors and officials on edge. Italy, of course, is wrestling with the fallout from the most serious conflict in Europe since WWII. But the country has been adrift for years, struggling to hit on a formula which can unlock its potential while staying true to its identity.

Von der Leyen added that those same tools are already being used against Hungary and Poland.

“We will see the result of the vote in Italy,” said von der Leyen.

“If things go in a difficult direction — and I’ve spoken about Hungary and Poland — we have the tools.”

Von der Leyen made the comment after a journalist at Princeton University in the United States said that there were candidates in the Italian elections “close to Putin” and asked her how the EU would react if they were elected.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/eu-commission-president-threatens-italy-eve-election-says-brussels-has-tools-if-wrong

Meloni is basking in the glow of a 52percent approval by the Italian people.   She is prepping for a meeting with other country heads and as she sits at the table, her approvals beat all of theirs.  LOLOL   The Italian Trump.  Don't expect any decent treatment of her by the US media. Sucks to be them.


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"Basking"?

New Italian PM Meloni shown in publication Lemonde. Picture title is "...far right candidate Giorgia Meloni uses rape video to boost her ..."
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yeah. I think i wrote that on my phone. it's BASKING. Thanks for pointing it out.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12653071/Italy-PM-Giorgia-Meloni-recorded-threesome-foursome-mistress.html

her baby daddy is a sleezeball.

Silly me.
I thought the Vatican and the Mafia already ran Italy.

Ms Meloni Scorches little bitch Macron.

HawkTheSlayer wrote:Silly me.
I thought the Vatican and the Mafia already ran Italy.

The Vatican have the own country to run , it keeps them busy

I have mixed feelings about Meloni. She has done some good with keeping invaders out, but I still don't think she goes far enough.