European vote could tip the balance on Meloni's far-right agenda in Italy
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni delivers her speech during at an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A public transportation bus bears an electoral campaign image for Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brother of Italy party reading in Italian "With Giorgia Italy changes Europe" in Rome, Thursday, May 30, 2024. While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into European Parliamentary elections where her neo-fascist-rooted Brothers of Italy party is projected to secure significant gains, and a possible coalition role. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, speaks with Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni during a round table meeting at an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Meloni's popularity is expected to ensure significant gains for her far-right Brothers of Italy Party in June's European Parliamentary elections, and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, who has exhibited a liking for Meloni, has already floated the notion of bringing her into a coalition if needed. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)FILE - Italia Premier Giorgia Meloni, right, greets Argentine President Javier Milei as he arrives at Chigi government offices in Rome, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Meloni's popularity is expected to ensure significant gains for her far-right Brothers of Italy Party in June's European Parliamentary elections, and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, who has exhibited a liking for Meloni, has already floated the notion of bringing her into a coalition if needed.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)FILE - Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as she arrives to attend an International conference on migration in Rome, Sunday, July 23, 2023. Meloni's popularity is expected to ensure significant gains for her far-right Brothers of Italy Party in June 2024's European Parliamentary elections, and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, who has exhibited a liking for Meloni, has already floated the notion of bringing her into a coalition if needed.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)FILE - Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 29, 2023. Meloni's popularity is expected to ensure significant gains for her far-right Brothers of Italy Party in June's European Parliamentary elections, and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, who has exhibited a liking for Meloni, has already floated the notion of bringing her into a coalition if needed. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)Electoral posters for Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brother of Italy party, right, reading in Italian "With Giorgia Italy changes Europe", and for the opposition Democratic Party reading in Italian "A family, not a target" are seen in Rome, Thursday, May 2, 2024. While Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni adopts a reassuring Western-allied foreign policy, cultural wars at home are preserving her far-right credentials heading into European Parliamentary elections where her neo-fascist-rooted Brothers of Italy party is projected to secure significant gains and a possible coalition role. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni delivers her speech during at an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni waves from the stage during an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni delivers her speech during at an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni delivers her speech during at an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, center, and Brothers of Italy fellow party members and candidates listen to the Italian national anthem during an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, center, and Brothers of Italy fellow party members and candidates wave from the stage during an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, center, and Brothers of Italy fellow party members and candidates wave from the stage during an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni delivers her speech during at an electoral rally ahead of the EU parliamentary elections that will take place in Italy on 8 and 9 June, in Rome, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)