Day: February 20, 2023

Italy’s far-right wins election and vows to govern for all: Giorgia Meloni set to become the first female PM of Italy.

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Italy’s far-right wins election and vows to govern for all: Giorgia Meloni set to become the first female PM of Italy.

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has claimed victory in Italy’s election, and is on course to become the country’s first female prime minister. Ms Meloni is widely expected to form Italy’s most right-wing government since World War Two. That will alarm much of Europe as Italy is the EU’s third-biggest economy. However, speaking after the vote, Ms Meloni said her Brothers of Italy party would “govern for everyone” and would not betray people’s trust. “Italians have sent a clear message in favour of a right-wing government led by Brothers of Italy,”…

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Populist leader Jimmie Akesson’s right-wing party wins Sweden election

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Populist leader Jimmie Akesson’s right-wing party wins Sweden election

Sweden’s center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday conceded defeat in a weekend election while the leader of a nationalist anti-immigration party declared victory for his right-wing bloc. Jimmie Akesson, leader of the populist Sweden Democrats, said his party would be “a constructive and driving force in this work of rebuilding safety in Sweden. He said it was time to put Sweden first. With almost all votes counted, the right-wing bloc of four parties that includes the Sweden Democrats the country’s second-largest party appeared to have won a thin majority in parliament. Though a few…

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Liberal Newcomer Defeats 3-Time Prime Minister In Slovenia Polls

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Liberal Newcomer Defeats 3-Time Prime Minister In Slovenia Polls

Populist prime minister Janez Jansa, a supporter of Donald Trump who was accused of taking Slovenia on a similar right-wing path to Hungary, was ousted after a surprise election result in April. A new liberal party, the Freedom Movement, shocked observers by winning a 34.5% vote share, compared with 23.6% for Janša’s Slovenian Democratic Party. Party founder and leader Robert Golob became Slovenia’s new prime minister. Throughout the election campaign, Golob framed the vote — which saw the highest voter turnout since 2000 — as “a referendum on democracy”, accusing…

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