How Giorgia Meloni took over the Italian right – and then the country

Giorgia Meloni, whose far-right Brothers of Italy triumphed in Sunday’s general election, succeeded in channelling both the aspirations of conservative voters and resentment of Mario Draghi’s unelected government, without fully renouncing her party’s neo-fascist roots.

How Giorgia Meloni took over the Italian right – and then the country
Giorgia Meloni, whose far-right Brothers of Italy triumphed in Sunday’s general election, succeeded in channelling both the aspirations of conservative voters and resentment of Mario Draghi’s unelected government, without fully renouncing her party’s neo-fascist roots.