Commentary Italy has elected its first female prime minister. Normally that would be cause for celebration by those who promote diversity, but press reaction in Europe and the United States is treating Giorgia Meloni as the second coming of Italian dictator and Adolf Hitler ally, Benito Mussolini. The leftist press labels those whose policies they…

ROME—A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sunday after voting ended in an Italian national election. An exit poll for state broadcaster RAI said the bloc of conservative parties, that also includes Matteo Salvini’s League and…

ROME—A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party looks set to win a clear majority in the next parliament, exit polls said on Sept. 25 after voting ended in an Italian national election. Meloni, as leader of the largest coalition party, was also likely to become Italy’s first female prime minister. An…

Commentary Matteo Salvini, the head of a rising far-right party in Italy, has some big problems. They mirror those in many other countries, where the center-right and far-right are diverging, according to David Broder, an expert on contemporary Italian fascism. First, Salvini is soft on Russia, which is close to China. An influential Italian veto…

Commentary For over two decades, Italy has been in a phase of stagnation. Despite the obvious need for serious economic and structural reforms, the country is prevented from enacting them for several reasons, but there is one in particular that holds it back: the mentality of the Leopard. This mentality is brilliantly encapsulated in Giuseppe…