Italy's far-right Premier Meloni defies fears of harming democracy and clashing with the EU
When Giorgia Meloni took office a year ago as the first far-right premier in Italyโs post-war history, many in Europe worried about the prospect of the countryโs democratic backsliding and resistance to European Union rules.
Italian leader tones down divisive rhetoric but carries on with pursuit of far-right agenda
When Giorgia Meloni was running to become Italyโs first far-right head of government of the post-war era, she steeped her winning campaign in the sharply ideological rhetoric of national sovereignty, โtraditional familiesโ and fear of migrants.