EPA/Giuseppe Lami October 13, 2022 Italy’s election is a case study in a new phase for the radical right Daniele Albertazzi, University of Surrey and Mattia Zulianello, University of Trieste For the first time, two populist radical-right partners are teaming up to form a government. So who is the outsider now?
Ettore Ferrari/EPA/AAP September 26, 2022 What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy? Sofia Ammassari, Griffith University and Duncan McDonnell, Griffith University Italy will have its first woman prime minister. And both Italy and Western Europe will have their first far-right majority government since the fall of Mussolini and the end of the Second World War.
From left, Silvio Berlusconi, Giorgia Meloni and Matteo Salvini address a rally in Rome in 2019. Meloni’s Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party, with neo-fascist roots, has been rising rapidly in popularity ahead of Italy’s Sept. 25 parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) September 18, 2022 As a divided Italy heads to the polls, a sharp right turn is likely Julian Campisi, University of Toronto Italians will vote soon. A likely victory for the far-right Brothers of Italy could take the country down an uncharted path.