As Meloni’s hold over Italy weakens, a progressive challenger gathers momentum in Genoa
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#751B3)
Silvia Salis, the leftwing mayor of Genoa and former Olympian, is described as a breath of fresh air' and potential unifier
It has been a turbulent month in Italian politics.
A failed referendum on a judicial overhaul pierced prime minister Giorgia Meloni's aura of invincibility, triggering government resignations and leaving her scrambling to restore credibility. At the same time, her once special relationship with Donald Trump has frayed after the US president publicly scolded her this week for criticising his broadside against Pope Leo and for not supporting the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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