Meloni, Mussolini, and the Media
27th September 2022
Whenever Italy elects a right-of-center Prime Minister, the international press labels them a fascist and links them to Mussolini (coincidentally, the only Italian PM they’ve heard of). What was true for Silvio Berlusconi and Mario Draghi is true of their latest PM, Giorgia Meloni, elected over the weekend.
UPDATE: White House anxiously watches Meloni’s rise to power (Politico)
UPDATE: Freaking Out Over Italy
UPDATE: How a party of neo-fascist roots won big in Italy (Associated Press)
UPDATE: Italy’s Next Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni: Why Do They Hate Her So Much?
UPDATE: POLITICO Playbook: What Meloni means for America (Politico) According to the Narrative.