Meloni: The face of Europe's far right?

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni built a notable relationship with Donald Trump after becoming her country's first female prime minister in twenty twenty-two. France 24 reports that Meloni was the only European leader invited to Trump's second inauguration last year, cementing her role as a bridge between the MAGA movement and Europe's radical right. But her first three years in office have shown a more complex picture. While critics argue she's moderated some hardline positions to maintain political influence in Brussels, historian Marc Lazar points to what he calls authoritarian tendencies in her approach to governing.

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