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October 24, 2022

Italy Swears in Far-Right Giorgia Meloni as Prime Minister
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In Italy, far-right leader Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Prime Minister
Saturday. Meloni's government will be led by a coalition of right-wing
parties and figures, including Matteo Salvini, the anti-immigrant
populist and former interior minister; and former prime minister Silvio
Berlusconi, who has faced myriad charges of corruption, fraud and sex
offenses. Meloni's own party, Brothers of Italy, is allied with Spain's
Vox party and other right-wing and neo-fascist parties in Europe.


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