Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage compared:
Beppe Severgnini, an Italian journalist, on the power and the fury of two of Europe’s right-wing populist leaders
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Power and Populism: Meloni vs. Farage DynamicsMeloni governs with 30% support and aims to admit 500,000 temporary foreign workers by 2028, while Farage remains a confrontational figure.
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- Giorgia Meloni increased Brothers of Italy’s vote share from 4% in 2018 to 26% in 2022 and currently enjoys about 30% public backing.
- Meloni balances a pragmatic international stance with a tough domestic immigration policy to appeal to her electorate.
- Nigel Farage capitalizes on immigration rhetoric without governing power, focusing on confrontation rather than policy implementation.
- Meloni’s government announced plans to allow half a million temporary foreign workers into Italy between 2026 and 2028 to address labor shortages.
A planned and deliberate invasion. It has a name: ethnic replacement!— Giorgia Meloni, before she became Prime Minister, spoke about migrants.
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