Italy's military contribution isn't that important to the stakes of the war overall, but I think it is important in terms of Miloni's leadership of the right. If we look at the voters of fratédé d'Italia and the Lager, then they are basically hostile to continuing the sanctions. So I think that it could cause conflicts within the coalition. But I don't think it's very likely to happen because I think that the actual support is quite symbolic anyway. The effect isn't really so much about the foreign policy per se, but it is also to do with things like the economic fallout of the war,.
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Just last week Giorgia Meloni, leader of the party Brothers of Italy, was sworn in as Italy’s first female prime minister. Her harshest critics have described her as a fascist threat to Italy and to Europe, to the economy, to democracy, and to human rights. Meanwhile others have rejoiced at her premiership, including Hungary’s leader Viktor Orbán, describing Meloni’s victory as a “big day for the European right”.
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