'Straight-talking alpha', 'kingmaker', and a "stronza" are just some of the words used to describe Italy's Prime Minister Gio♑rgia Meloni - who is now the most influential leader in the continent.
With her hardline 🅠policies, Meloni has managed to create one of the most stable governments postwar Italy has seﷺen and this has only made her stronger.
'Straight-talking alpha', 'kingmaker', and a "stronza" are just some of the words used to describe Italy's Prime Minister Gio♑rgia Meloni - who is now the most influential leader in the continent.
Ranked by Politico at the top, Meloni, who leads the right-wing Brot♋hers of Italy party, went from being dismissed as an "ultranationalist" to establishing 🏅herself as a key figure in European politics in less than a decade.
Following the wave of the EU elections w♚hiඣch saw Europe shift to the right, Giorgia Meloni has been at the forefront.
In June 2024, Europe was left shell-shocked after the EU Parliamentary Elections depicted a🐓 rꦜight sweep across the continent. This right-wing win, however, only increased Meloni's influence in the regional bloc and the world as she emerged as the "kingmaker".
Since her election in 2022, Meloni has brought Italy to the right by introducing policies on issues such as migration and LGBTQ+ rights, which earlier would have been criticౠisedꩲ.
With her hardline ཧpolicies, Meloni has managed to create one of the most stable governments postwar Italy has seen and t🅷his has only made her stronger.
In fact, the government under her lead𒆙ership is so 🤡stable, that many have skipped the democratic backsliding of Italy.
Meloni has been accused of using the courts to silence critics, and attack judges, journalists and anyone who rises against her. The PM has gone after ꧅newspapers and state broadcaster, triggering journalists to go on strike to protest the rise in government censorship.
If it h🦩ad been any other leader in Europe, the EU would have wreaked havoc. But when it comes to Giorgia Meloni, EU leaders ▨have simply brushed aside the matter of deteriorating civil liberties.
Meloni also made headlines for becoming the first female prime minister of Italy. While some predicted she would not last long, the Italian PM now stands as one of the most influential 🐲leaders.
The Italian leader has also faced her fair share of misogyny during her tenure as PM. From suing men for creating pornographic deepfakes of her to being called a "stronza" by her opponent Vincenzo de Luca at a campaign rally, Meloni remains at the top, untouched and uns🐲cathed.
With the ๊rise of right figures such as US President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Hungary's Viktor Orban, and France's Marine Le Pen , Meloni continues to gain momentum across the globe.