Italians head to the polls Sunday in a nationwide vote that could return the country’s first female prime minister.
Brothers of Italy has chimed with sections of the public who are concerned about immigration , the country's relationship with the EU and the economy.
In terms of policy, Brothers of Italy has often been described as"neo-fascist" or"post-fascist," its policies echoing the nationalist, nativist and anti-immigration stance of Italy's fascist era. For her part, however, Meloni claims to have rid the party of fascist elements, saying in the summer that Italy's right-wing had"handed fascism over to history for decades now.
Still, its policies are socially conservative to say the least, with the party opposing gay marriage and promoting traditional"family values," with Meloni saying in 2019 that her missionA volunteer prepares pink ballot papers at a polling station in Rome', but champions reform of the EU in order to make it less bureaucratic and less influential on domestic policy.
Fratelli d'Italia has been pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine and supports sanctions against Russia, unlike Lega which is ambivalent about those measures. Meloni has been described as something of a political chameleon by some, with analysts noting changes in her political position over time.
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