A rift has emerged between Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the French far right's Marine Le Pen, showcasing divisions within Europe's nationalist right before the EU elections in June. The rift began when a French minister compared Meloni to Le Pen, leading to Meloni's dissatisfaction and a call to French President Emmanuel Macron. Despite criticisms, Meloni has made significant policy changes, including repealing COVID mandates and maintaining Italy's strong economic growth. Experts predict Meloni's lasting influence on European politics, contingent on her ability to maintain popular support at home.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is more influential than ever. But Italy’s electorate can be fickle, not least in the face of economic hardship, notes @LucreziaReichli. https://t.co/P5gci3hPET
.@LucreziaReichli predicts that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will have a lasting influence on European politics – if she can retain popular support at home. https://t.co/P5gci3hPET
I sympathize with criticism of Meloni, she leaves a lot to be desired… but I don’t think it’s fair to say she has failed. She repealed a lot of COVID mandates, managed to keep Italy’s economy as one of the fastest growing in the EU, and on the international stage is the most… https://t.co/rCfu3NA7Iq
When a French Minister compared Italy’s nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far-Right last year, the Italian Premier rang French President Emmanuel Macron to complain. https://t.co/2Prj9FsxWk
It is quite outstanding how dramatically Meloni failed. You would expect it from a progressive government. But for her to promise radical change and run on a campaign to fight for Italy’s rights in the EU, to combat mass immigration and to increase native birthrates. Only for her…
Meloni, Le Pen rift undermines the far right's prospects of wielding EU power, thank heavens. @reuters https://t.co/s9Oz9Ihb7J
A rift has opened between Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the French far right's Marine Le Pen, showing the depth of divisions within Europe's nationalist right ahead of EU elections in June, sources say https://t.co/oB0bXuA1Oy
A rift that began when a French minister compared Italy's nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the French far right's Marine Le Pen illustrates the depth of divisions within Europe's nationalist right ahead of EU elections in June, sources say https://t.co/Np66iKScdr https://t.co/dp3mDYuwRg