As Meloniโs hold over Italy weakens, a progressive challenger gathers momentum
18 April 2026 at 10:00
Silvia Salis, the leftwing mayor of Genoa and former Olympian, is described as โa breath of fresh airโ and potential unifier
It has been a turbulent month in Italian politics.
A failed referendum on a judicial overhaul pierced prime minister Giorgia Meloniโs aura of invincibility, triggering government resignations and leaving her scrambling to restore credibility. At the same time, her once special relationship with Donald Trump has frayed after the US president publicly scolded her this week for criticising his broadside against Pope Leo and for not supporting the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Continue reading...
ยฉ Photograph: Emanuela Zampa/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Emanuela Zampa/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Emanuela Zampa/Getty Images