Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s first female prime minister. Her party Brothers of Italy secured 44 per cent of the vote in the general election on Sunday. The 45-year-old is a rising star of Italian right-wing politics. Her government will be Italy’s most hard-line since the Second World War. She has denounced LGBT+ rights, opposed abortion, euthanasia and migration from outside Europe, even calling for a naval blockade to prevent refugee boats leaving Libya to cross the Mediterranean.Read Long Article
