Giorgia Meloni would see herself becoming the first woman to lead the Italian government. Her party, Brothers of Italy, leads the so-called “centre-right” coalition for the country’s next general election, scheduled for September. But rather it represents a new impetus for the ultra-conservative right in Europe.
The 45-year-old politician is currently campaigning. And she is very worried about the party’s image of him, even abroad. As proof, a video posted on YouTube where she exposes, in French, English and Spanish, some of his political ideas.
“The rational face of right-wing populism”
In international right-wing circles, Giorgia Meloni has already gained a certain stature. In September 2022, she was elected President of the European Conservative and Reformist Party (ECR Party) in the European Parliament.
Across the Atlantic, she was even recognized by Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, as “the rational face of right-wing populism,” she reports. Marianne. In 2019 she was invited to the Congress of American Conservatives, in the same way as Marion Maréchal or the British Nigel Farage.
A journey that began very young
Giorgia Meloni’s political career began very early. Beginning in the 1990s, he became involved in the Italian Social Movement, a far-right organization, as well as its successor, the National Alliance.
She was first elected as a deputy in 2006, in the Lazio region, where Rome is located. She entered the government of Silvio Berlusconi in 2008 and held the position of Minister of Youth. In late 2012 she co-founded the Brothers of Italy party, of which she was elected president in 2014.
It is with this party that he allied himself, in 2018, with Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi, ahead of the elections. Re-elected to Parliament but removed from government, her party quickly gained popularity, while the right-wing coalition went through a succession of political crises.
demonization company
Giorgia Meloni is now looking for the leadership position. She moderated several of these positions, in particular on the European Union. She has also distinguished herself by taking a very Atlanticist position in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine, reports France 24.
His program combines economic liberalism, social conservatism, pro-natalist politics and anti-immigration positions. Returned to her initial career in a neo-fascist party and heiress to Mussolini, Giorgia Meloni also wants to demonize her image.
“Freedom is for us the most precious asset. We orient our historical judgment according to this compass. Several decades ago, the Italian right wing relegated fascism to history and unambiguously condemned the deprivation of democracy and the infamous anti-Jewish laws,” explains the president of Brothers of Italy on YouTube.
With a 24.3% vote intention according to the Italian institute Demopolis, his coalition leads the polls, a few months before the Italian elections.
Source: BFM TV
