Giorgia Meloni and the return of fascism: how Italy got here

The rise of far right politician Giorgia Meloni has left many outside Italy asking how her brand of what many argue is fascism can achieve such prominence in a country that has experienced life under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini. The answer can be traced back to a recent normalisation of reactionary politics.

In truth the existence of a far-right government in Italy is not entirely without precedent in the post-war era. Between 1994 and 2011 a speciously…

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