In October 1922, the March on Rome prompted King Victor Emmanuel III to call on Benito Mussolini to form a government. A century later, Giorgia Maloney, leader of the neo-fascist Fratelli d’Italia party, became the first woman president of the Council at the age of 45, leading a right-wing coalition that has strong majorities in both assemblies.
Georgia Maloney’s rise to power ushers in a new era. Italy’s new prime minister has indeed chosen to foster ambivalence, cultivating a neo-populism that is more institutional than extremist, more European than hyper-nationalist, more Western than prone to 21st-century tyranny.
Return to Christian values
His speech before the Chamber of Deputies outlines the general outlines of this agiornamento. The priority remains the fight against immigration, confused with the restoration of security. Economic policy combines tax cuts and protectionism on the supply side, family assistance on the demand side…
Source: Le Figaro
