In October 1922, the March on Rome led King Victor Emmanuel III to call on Benito Mussolini to form the government.
A century later, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the neo-fascist party Fratelli d'Italia, became at 45 the first woman president of the Council, at the head of a right-wing coalition which has a strong majority in both assemblies.
The accession to power of Giorgia Meloni ushers in a new era.
The new Prime Minister of Italy has indeed chosen to cultivate ambiguity, developing a neo-populism that is more institutional than extremist, more European than hypernationalist, more Western than inclined towards the tyrannies of the 21st century.
Back to Christian values
His investiture speech before the Chamber of Deputies provides the broad outlines of this aggiornamento.
The priority remains the fight against immigration, confused with the restoration of security.
Economic policy combines tax cuts and protectionism on the supply side, family aid on the demand side...
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