The last polls put Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni in the lead. Photo: Andreas SOLARO / AFPSource: AFPItalian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni closed her campaign for weekend elections in Naples Friday amid speculation her long-forecast victory may be marred by a shift in support in the south. He cited the support in the south for the citizen's income, an anti-poverty measure introduced by Five Star three years ago -- which Meloni has pledged to abolish. A self-confessed "Christian woman and mother", eurosceptic and anti-immigration, she has eclipsed Salvini as the face of Italy's popular far right. "Two days before the vote, taking Putin's side and requesting von der Leyen's resignation... what more needs to happen than this?"

Source: Daily Nation September 24, 2022 05:06 UTC