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Received โ€” 18 April 2026 โญ The Guardian World news

As Meloniโ€™s 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 โ€˜a 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 Meloniโ€™s 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.

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ยฉ Photograph: Emanuela Zampa/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Emanuela Zampa/Getty Images

ยฉ Photograph: Emanuela Zampa/Getty Images

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