‘Io sono Giorgia’ – the two faces of Meloni

Nearly four years after taking office, Giorgia Meloni remains one of the most intriguing politicians in Europe. While presenting herself as a reliable partner in Brussels, the prime minister of Italy promotes a far right conservative and nationalist agenda at home, summarized in the slogan ‘Io sono Giorgia, sono una donna, sono una madre, sono cristiana’ (‘I am Giorgia, I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Christian,). Is the ‘Meloni model’ becoming a new norm for the European right?