
Originally Posted by
Citizen's Nephew
Although Meloni, 45, began her political life in the Youth Wing of the fascist Italian Social Movement, she has distanced herself from Mussolini’s suppression of democracy and the anti-Jewish laws. At the same time, her close links to the likes of Spain’s far right Vox Party and Hungary’s authoritarian nationalist leader Viktor Orbán reveal her inner-most instincts. Universal rights and protection of minorities, including the LGBT community, are not to her liking, and there is no question that a Meloni-led coalition would be at odds with much of the EU project. Meloni nevertheless is keen to continue with post-Covid funding from Brussels.
That sounds pretty far f*cking right to me. She sounds awful.