A new government won’t fix France’s political crisis
The country’s malaise is grinding, long-term and has few exit routes.
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Giorgia Meloni’s long game
In an attempt to define her legacy, the Italian prime minister has set her sights on reshaping the EU.
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The self-delusions of Nicolas Sarkozy
The former president still casts himself as the prophet of French conservatism. Historians will remember him as an enabler…
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Giorgia Meloni’s bank job
The Italian prime minister’s windfall tax isn’t quite as radical as it appears.
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Spain defies the script
The far right isn’t the “voice of the people”. Will the centre learn this lesson?
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How Silvio Berlusconi privatised democracy
Throughout his career, the Italian politician combined extravagance and offence with a fundamental hollowness.
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Giorgia Meloni shouldn’t be normalised
Following the Italian prime minister’s meeting with Rishi Sunak last week, too many seem willing to cast her as…
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The rise of Elly Schlein, the new left-wing leader of the Italian Democrats
She has been compared to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jeremy Corbyn. But can the progressive new leader unite Italy’s left?
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The political legacy of Italian fascism – with David Broder
How closely linked are Giorgia Meloni and the Fratelli d’Italia party to Mussolini?