Italy’s new far-right leader, Giorgia Meloni, finds support among GOP lawmakers

Reuters

Italy’s Meloni tells Ukraine it can count on her

Nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni, set to become Italy’s next prime minister, has pledged her full support for Kyiv after receiving congratulations from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for her election victory. In a Tweet late on Tuesday, a day after Meloni and her right-wing allies won a commanding parliamentary majority, Zelenskiy said he was looking forward to “fruitful cooperation with the new government”. Meloni replied swiftly.

Advertisement