Giorgia Meloni

Hardline new leader assures Brussels she wants to ‘find the best solutions together’

The Tory libertarian right has been destroyed by the failures of Johnson and Truss, while Donald Trump’s return looks less certain by the day

Right-wing prime minister seeks to reassure member states in first address to parliament

Meloni is first female prime minister of country and cofounder of Brothers of Italy party

Ceremony to take place on Saturday as euro zone’s third-largest economy wrestles with severe energy crisis

Prospective PM addresses position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after audio leak from coalition partner Berlusconi

Former leader calls coalition partner and future prime minister ‘opinionated, domineering, arrogant and offensive’

Holocaust survivor oversees start of right-wing Italian parliament

Liberals worry that Giogia Meloni's new right-wing government in Italy will restrict social freedoms and stoke animosity

Students occupy schools as others rally for abortion rights and gay rights, fearful of the new prime minister’s far-right agenda

Shaking off the constraints of EU membership has certainly given Britain new freedom, but a freedom, it appears, to commit economic hara-kiri

Potential deterioration in France-Italy relations should be watched carefully by Spain, says Catalan commentator

Little panic in Brussels as rise of Giorgia Meloni boosts the EU’s ‘sovereigntist‘ hard right

Brothers of Italy leader poised to become country’s first female prime minister

Share of undecided voters means rightwing victory may be slimmer than pollsters originally suggested

Italian rightwing coalition forecast to win a landslide victory in Italy's general election on Sunday

The far-right Brothers of Italy, led by Giorgia Meloni, is polling at 25 per cent and is favourite to emerge as the largest party

With origins in far-right activism, Giorgia Meloni now leads the nation’s most popular party

The future doesn’t look bright for Putin, Trump or Bolsonaro. But the wild popularity of online figures such as Andrew Tate shows strongmen haven’t lost their allure

Politician aims to distance herself from her party’s fascist roots as she vies to replace Mario Draghi as PM

Breakdown in alliance and ‘soap opera’ rows give clear advantage to rightwing coalition

Premier Mario Draghi seen as frontrunner, although there are obstacles in the way

Europe Letter: Chinese whispers over a staff manual ended up reaching the papal plane

Support for the maverick Five Star movement, once the country’s most popular party, has fallen off a cliff

Democratic Party victories in Rome and Turin signal a revival of fortune

Government expected to bar unjabbed from some indoor venues and launch ‘green pass’ for travel

Can his political party or media business exist without him?

Daily infection number remains high as experts voice concerns about easing restrictions too soon

Salvini’s embrace of the Draghi government dismays his party’s Eurosceptic followers

Weakened coalition now faces an uphill battle to pass meaningful economic reforms

Political turmoil as Italy’s death toll from Covid-19 climbs to more than 80,000

Giuseppe Conte won plaudits for calm handling of first wave, but the mood has changed

Proposal to cut number of members of parliament approved by big majority in referendum

Homophobia widespread across Italy, says politician pushing drive for legislative change

Controversial short-sellers deliver messages that people would rather not hear

Juventus and AC Milan will play Supercoppa decider in Jeddah

Far right party is crucial component of coalition led by Silvio Berlusconi ahead of March election

PM Matteo Renzi’s Democratic Party could be biggest losers in this weekend’s elections

Media tycoon moves to split right-wing vote in Rome mayoral elections to aid Renzi