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Rise of far-right leader Roberto Vannacci challenges Meloni as she celebrates Italian milestone

The Guardian UK · 3 September 2026 at 15:25

Rise of far-right leader Roberto Vannacci challenges Meloni as she celebrates Italian milestone

Futuro Nazionale party’s speedy poll rise poses questions whether PM will return to her roots before election Europe live – latest updates Giorgia Meloni’s government has become the longest-running in Italy since the second world war – a milestone the prime minister is determined not to let pass unnoticed.

In the port area of Bari, the capital of the southern Italian region of Puglia, where Meloni hosted the G7 in 2024 and where she spends her summer holiday, preparations are well under way for a festival-style showcase of her rightwing administration.

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Rise of far-right leader Roberto Vannacci challenges Meloni as she celebrates Italian milestone

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