The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/italian-elections/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Italian elections | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/italian-elections/ 32 32 Politician once seen wearing Nazi armband is handed government post in Italy https://www.timesofisrael.com/politician-once-seen-wearing-nazi-armband-is-handed-government-post-in-italy/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:27:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2864679 Opposition lawmaker calls nomination of Galeazzo Bignami 'an offense, an indecency against the constitution, history, memory and victims of the swastika'

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]]> Italian women and LGBTQ advocates raise the alarm after far-right election win https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-women-and-lgbtq-advocates-raise-the-alarm-after-far-right-election-win/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:37:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2844567 Activists warn that Giorgia Meloni, who ignored plea from Holocaust survivor to change party's fascism-linked symbol, will promote 'white, patriarchal and heterosexual nation'

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]]> Italy’s Giorgia Meloni: From teen activist who praised Mussolini to brink of power https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-giorgia-meloni-from-teen-activist-who-praised-mussolini-to-brink-of-power/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:07:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843723 Likely new PM's party uses the same flame on its logo as the neo-fascist, post-war MSI, but she says the flame has 'nothing to do with fascism'

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]]> How a fringe far-right group with neo-fascist roots became Italy’s biggest party https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-did-a-fringe-far-right-group-become-italys-biggest-party/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:42:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843694 Leader of the Brothers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, is poised to head Italy's first far-right-led government since Mussolini during World War II

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]]> ‘We won’t betray Italy’: Far-right leader hails ‘a night of pride’ in victory speech https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-far-right-leader-strikes-moderate-tone-in-victory-speech/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 02:03:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843553 As partial election results show her as likely new PM, Giorgia Meloni promises to govern 'for everyone, with aim of uniting the people'; Democratic Party concedes on 'sad' day

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]]> Far-right heading for power after Italy’s election, exit polls indicate https://www.timesofisrael.com/far-right-heading-for-power-after-itals-election-exit-polls-indicate/ Sun, 25 Sep 2022 21:48:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843536&preview=true&preview_id=2843536 Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots, looks set to form Italy's most far-right government since dictator Benito Mussolini

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]]> Italians cast votes as far-right party with post-fascist roots poised to take power https://www.timesofisrael.com/italy-votes-braces-for-victory-of-far-right-party-with-post-fascist-roots/ Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:53:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2843174 Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, appears set to establish first far-right Italian government since fall of Mussolini in WWII

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]]> Italy’s far-right Meloni expected to triumph in Sunday’s national vote https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-far-right-meloni-expected-to-triumph-in-upcoming-national-vote/ Sat, 24 Sep 2022 03:52:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2842818 Head of post-fascist Brothers of Italy party set to establish 1st far-right Italian government since the fall of Mussolini after World War II

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]]> Giorgia Meloni: Provocateur may become Italy’s first far-right leader post-Mussolini https://www.timesofisrael.com/giorgia-meloni-provocateur-may-become-italys-first-far-right-leader-post-mussolini/ Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:05:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2842693&preview=true&preview_id=2842693 Politician's likely ascent comes at a time of national fragility, with the country wracked by economic woes, spiraling inflation and an immigration crisis

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]]> Italy’s far-right frontrunner party suspends candidate who praised Hitler https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-far-right-frontrunner-party-suspends-candidate-who-praised-hitler/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:49:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2840382 Calogero Pisano alluded to Nazi leader as a 'great statesman' in 2014 Facebook post; Brothers of Italy leader Georgia Meloni has worked to leave party's neo-fascist roots behind

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]]> Polls predict easy victory for Italy’s far-right under firebrand Giorgia Meloni https://www.timesofisrael.com/polls-predict-easy-victory-for-italys-far-right-under-firebrand-giorgia-meloni/ Sun, 11 Sep 2022 18:52:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2834593 2 weeks before election, right-wing parties seen taking 46% of votes, far ahead of leftist rivals with 28.5%; Meloni, who heads post-fascist party, would be country's 1st female PM

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]]> Anti-Israel remarks by left-wing candidates roil Italy’s election campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-remarks-by-left-wing-candidates-roil-italys-election-campaign/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:28:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2823227 PD candidate resigns over 2014 post questioning existence of Jewish state, while party chairman reiterates support for Israel ahead of parliamentary vote next month

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]]> Italian far-right leader rides high in polls, rejects party’s links to fascism https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-far-right-leader-rides-high-in-polls-rejects-partys-links-to-fascism/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 21:23:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2819788 Giorgia Meloni has disavowed the racist roots of Brothers of Italy, surging ahead of elections next month, though many voters are largely 'ignorant' of their country's past anyway

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]]> Center-left wins Rome as voters reject right-winger accused of antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/center-left-wins-rome-as-voters-reject-right-winger-accused-of-antisemitism/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:19:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2634672 Roberto Gualtieri elected mayor of capital, the main prize in Italy local vote that saw right parties lose out in other key cities

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]]> Italy defies virus to hold elections, as far-right plots seismic change https://www.timesofisrael.com/italy-defies-virus-to-hold-elections-as-far-right-plots-seismic-change/ Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:27:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2392087 Some medical officials decry decision to go through with vote which will test center-left government, due to concerns over pandemic

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