Giorgia Meloni’s far-Right Brothers of Italy party is set to head Italy’s most right-wing government since the fall of Mussolini’s fascist regime in 1943, after winning the most votes in the country’s general election on Sunday.
Meloni’s agenda is nationalist and anti-immigration, while opposing ‘gender ideology’ and promoting the ‘traditional family’. She defines herself as “pro-family”, which has stoked fears over abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights in Italy.
But how did we get here – and how will Meloni’s extreme views play out in government?
