🇪🇺 reaction to yesterday's 🇮🇹 election, which has paved the way for #Italy's first far-right leader since Mussolini:
We are likely to see something similar to 2018 when the populist 5 Stars won - an initial effort to appeal to #Meloni's pro-EU instincts and not to isolate her.
We are likely to see something similar to 2018 when the populist 5 Stars won - an initial effort to appeal to #Meloni's pro-EU instincts and not to isolate her.
What happened in #Italy yesterday isn't an isolated case.
Across Europe, far-right parties that trace their roots to Fascist movements of the early 20th century are rebranding with a softer face and scoring big electoral wins, as the #Sweden Democrats did 2 weeks ago.
Across Europe, far-right parties that trace their roots to Fascist movements of the early 20th century are rebranding with a softer face and scoring big electoral wins, as the #Sweden Democrats did 2 weeks ago.
The reaction in Europe: the center has been mostly quiet with no one wanting to criticise #Meloni directly. But some elected leaders have issued general warnings.
"Populism always ends in catastrophe," says #Spain's centre-left foreign minister.
"Populism always ends in catastrophe," says #Spain's centre-left foreign minister.
Meanwhile far-right parties across Europe have been loudly cheering #Meloni's victory.
Vox in Spain said it represents "the path of a new Europe of free and sovereign nations.”
Vox in Spain said it represents "the path of a new Europe of free and sovereign nations.”
https://twitter.com/vox_es/status/1574166941446676481?s=20&t=wYPiVGz8OVXt587Zrchzfw
#EricZemmour in France:
"From Sweden to Italy, we have been experiencing in recent weeks the second union of the victorious right in Europe, the cement of which is indeed the question of identity.”
"From Sweden to Italy, we have been experiencing in recent weeks the second union of the victorious right in Europe, the cement of which is indeed the question of identity.”
https://twitter.com/ZemmourEric/status/1574154574050607110?s=20&t=H5Tl71FxUkR7OEz9cw6MNQ
Viktor #Orban's government in #Hungary cheered #Meloni's victory, posting photos of the Hungarian strongman with all three leaders of Italy's incoming coalition and hailing Hungary-Italy alliance.
https://twitter.com/BalazsOrban_HU/status/1574148949606248449?s=20&t=oGva-TEy5AlqVIlH51SGSg
#Poland's ruling #LawAndJustice (PiS) party, which sits in the right-wing antifederalist @ECRparty that Meloni has led since 2020, also congratulated.
ECR was created by PiS and the British Conservatives in 2009. It also includes the Sweden Democrats.
ECR was created by PiS and the British Conservatives in 2009. It also includes the Sweden Democrats.
https://twitter.com/MorawieckiM/status/1574157783594946560?s=20&t=zaNsqgVDLLe2b0rXZgkN0g
French far-right opposition leader Marine #LePen also cheered #Meloni, highlighting potential for future nationalist alliances
"The Italian people have decided to take their destiny into their own hands by electing a patriotic and sovereignist government"
"The Italian people have decided to take their destiny into their own hands by electing a patriotic and sovereignist government"
https://twitter.com/MLP_officiel/status/1574262650611146754?s=20&t=vsOxFLZrU1N_sJsrSYPExw
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