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Meloni’s Italian job is a lesson for EU’s right
For many nationalist parties like Spain’s Vox and Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland, Giorgia Meloni’s rise to power offers both a playbook and a cautionary tale. In her first year in office, Italy's far-right prime minister dispelled fears she would break with NATO and fiscal rectitude. But inaction in dealing with the country’s long-term economic problems will make the rest of her term much harder.