How extremist is Italy’s designated far-right government? | DW News

The center-right coalition led by nationalist Giorgia Meloni secured a parliamentary majority in Italy’s general elections on Sunday, according to exit polls. Speaking early Monday, Meloni said Italians had sent “a clear message“ in backing her alliance. “If we are called upon to govern this nation, we will do so for all Italians, with the aim of uniting the people, of exalting what unites them rather than what divides them,“ she told reporters. “We will not betray your trust.“ Her remarks came shortly after the main center-left group, the Democratic Party, conceded defeat. Politicians across the ideological spectrum in Germany have expressed concern about Giorgia Meloni’s electoral success. However, the far-right AfD voiced support for Meloni, who looks likely to be Italy’s next leader. Meloni said she has an unbroken relationship with history. Dictator Mussolini was “a complex personality,“ she has said in interviews. Even today, many Italian