Tapped to head new hard-right government, Netanyahu pledges Israeli unity

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Nov 13, 2022  •  29 minutes ago  •  2 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received an official mandate on Sunday to form a new government and pledged that he would seek national consensus after … Read more

Giorgia Meloni is set to be sworn in as Italy’s prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she’s promised to take

Rome CNN  —  Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader who is due to be sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister, won the election on a campaign built around a promise to block migrant ships and support for traditional “family values” and anti-LGBTQ themes. She heads an alliance of far-right and center-right parties, her own … Read more

Swedish parties make deal to govern with hard-right support

Three Swedish center-right parties announced on Friday that they have reached a deal to form a coalition government that would not include the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats but would depend on their support in Parliament. The agreement comes after a month of talks following Sept. 11 elections that gave the Sweden Democrats, a party with right-wing … Read more

Hard-right Giorgia Meloni’s ascent from rough streets to the cusp of power

Rome’s blue-collar Garbatella district was built in the 1920s to house industrial workers and Romans displaced by fascist dictator Benito Mussolini’s demolition of their homes to remake the ancient city centre. The district has been a bastion of hard-left politics ever since. It was in this inhospitable terrain in 1992 that Giorgia Meloni, then 15, … Read more