by Samuel Soman | Nov 27, 2022 | Boston University
Pictured: Giorgia Meloni History is Made On September 20th, 2022, Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the Brothers of Italy (FDI) party, was appointed Italian Prime minister via a snap election. This election came about due to the resignation of former PM Mario Draghi. In...
by Michael Iacobelli | Nov 27, 2022 | Boston University
In late September of 2022, Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party won a plurality of the votes in the parliamentary elections to secure control of the government in Italy. Meloni has been criticized in the past for her rhetoric that is considered homophobic....
by Cayden Bobley O'Connor | Nov 10, 2022 | Skidmore College
The polls have closed; the votes have been tallied; the election is over — Giorgia Meloni, head of the far-right Brothers of Italy Party is the country’s next prime minister. Meloni, who is the first woman to serve in the office, is a tremendously controversial...
by Rachel Neil | Oct 18, 2022 | Boston University
With a proportional parliament, multi-layered elections, and an established separation of powers in government, Italy would appear to many as a strongly democratic nation. However, the country’s recent election of a far-right extremist points to weaknesses in...
