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Far-right League leader likely to try and claw back votes after being eclipsed by prime minister
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The economic record of Giorgia Meloni’s government is coming under harsh and justified scrutiny
Ceremony to take place on Saturday as eurozone’s third-largest economy wrestles with severe energy crisis
Lorenzo Fontana’s election highlights tensions between rightwing coalition leaders set to form government
Brothers of Italy leader poised to become country’s first female prime minister
Potential coalition partners use rally to promise pride and stable government to a frustrated electorate
The coalition leaders may be fierce Eurosceptics but both Rome and Brussels need the relationship to remain functional
Welfare programme among most polarising of issues as many in region look to rightwing Brothers of Italy
Matteo Salvini will be tempted to criticise coalition led by Giorgia Meloni after election, say analysts
Coalition tipped to form new government in Rome seeks to reassure allies and Brussels after collapse of Draghi administration
Rightwing parties seek to take advantage of early elections after prime minister’s departure
Hope for reform fades but some believe offering resignation strengthens prime minister’s hand if he opts to fight on
One idea France is pushing is fresh joint borrowing to deal with war impact but it faces scepticism in some capitals
No consensus around electing Mario Draghi as rightwing parties vote for their own candidate
The populist politician on working with Draghi, his hardline stance on immigration — and his conversion to believing in a strong EU
Catholic church fears the draft bill could erode ‘freedom of thought’
Giorgia Meloni shaping up as far-right’s rising star
Despite Covid, the European Union is in better shape politically than the US or UK
Hungary’s nationalist leader hosts Poland’s Morawiecki and Italy’s Salvini for talks on political bloc
League leader’s embrace of the Draghi government dismays his party’s Eurosceptic followers
Brussels has a huge amount of money to spend on its member states. So how will it use its leverage?
Industry and finance groups have high hopes for ex-ECB chief but MPs remain cautious
The backing of Italy’s populists could prove crucial to ex-ECB chief’s chances of forming new government
Opinion polls had suggested a strong showing for rightwing League in historic fiefdom of left
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