Italy: Why Giorgia Meloni is suddenly moving further to the right
Italy will elect a new parliament in 2027. The date has not been set, but it seems like election campaigning is underway. Prime Minister Meloni is using this to weaken a new competitor.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is making moves that suggest she is preparing for early elections, despite the scheduled vote being in 2027. She has announced the abolition of a vehicle tax, costing €2.3 billion, and plans to limit the number of foreign students in Italian classrooms. These moves come as her right-wing coalition is facing a challenge from a new rival, Roberto Vannacci, whose party Futuro Nazionale has gained popularity, currently at 8%, ahead of some of Meloni's coalition partners.
Meloni's own party, Fratelli d'Italia, has lost around 2 percentage points since Vannacci's party was formed.
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