Giorgia Meloni is Italys first far right PM since WW II , Inside Story

Giorgia Meloni will lead Italy s mostright wing administration since the fascist era of Benito Mussolini. Her nationalist Brothers of Italy party won last month s election, along with two others. Matteo Salvini s farright League, and the controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi s Forza Italia were in the winning camp. Social conservatism as well as antiimmigration and Eurosceptic rhetoric are part of Meloni s political appeal. She s also voiced anger about Italy s struggling economy. But she s pledging support for Ukraine, a stance different from her Russiafriendly allies Salvini and Berlusconi. Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Valerie Fargion Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence Alberto Tonini Professor of Political Science and Associate Professor of International History and Energy Politics at the University of Florence Theresa Fallon Senior Fellow at the Chicago