Right-wing leader of italy may be reluctant to start any kind of culture war. She is treading a very cautious path between, on the one hand, keeping her nationalistic ultra conservative supporters happy and reassuring europe that she's going to handle this new government without sparking a new crisis over italian debt. The first congratulations came from victor orban's adviser in hungary, from the hard right vox party in spain and marine lapen rasomble mont national in france.
Italians have voted decisively for a coalition of right-wing parties, with Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, the likely next prime minister. What this means for Italy, Europe and the war in Ukraine remains unclear. Latin American prisons are awful and getting worse. And a surprising hit film makes Chinese authorities nervous.
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