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From left to right, Lega leader Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi, and Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni during a campaign rally in Rome.
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What We're Watching: Italian election, Chinese anti-corruption drive, Lebanese bank shutdown

Italy votes; Xi Jinping's Xi's war on corruption, and disloyalty; unbanked Lebanon

Giorgia Meloni, leader of Italian far-right party Brothers of Italy, gestures during a campaign rally in Turin.
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How far to the right is Italy’s soon-to-be prime minister?

Until recently, Giorgia Meloni was on the fringes of Italian politics. Now the leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy Party is likely to become the country’s first female prime minister when Italians head to the polls on Sept. 25. What does Meloni really stand for and what will her election mean for Italy’s politics and economy?

How will the far right run Italy?
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How will the far right run Italy?

What will that government look like, and what can we expect from it? We asked Eurasia Group analyst Federico Santi.

Is she Italy’s next prime minister?
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Is she Italy’s next prime minister?

Meet Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right party Brothers of Italy.

Who's afraid of Giorgia Meloni?
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Who's afraid of Giorgia Meloni?

Think of an angry, far-right, anti-immigrant Italian politico, and you're likely to picture Matteo Salvini. Not for long. Meet Giorgia Meloni, the rising star with the talent and authenticity to succeed where Salvini has failed. She just might become Italy's next prime minister.

League party leader Matteo Salvini arrives for a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace in Rome, Italy January 29, 2021.
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Has Italy's far right really changed its tune?

Matteo Salvini, the firebrand leader of Italy's Lega party, was once one of the biggest critics of the EU. But now he has suddenly become a fan. What might have prompted Salvini's surprising about-face? And what does it mean for the future of far-right populism in the EU's third-largest country?

Pro-democracy protesters attend a mass rally in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
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What We're Watching: Thai youth rally against monarchy, Italian local polls