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Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni (2nd R) and US then president-elect Donald Trump (2nd L) pose with then incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz (L) and US Senator Marco Rubio (R) at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on January 4, 2025. Filippo Attili / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP

Between Trumpism and the EU: Giorgia Meloni and the path ahead for Italy

Giorgia Meloni’s presence at Donald Trump’s inauguration aimed to reinforce her status as a privileged interlocutor with the new US administration. But this position carries risks for Italy and the EU.
New Labor leader Anthony Albanese will need to negotiate the centre-left ‘crisis’ if he hopes to win office. AAP/Bianca de Marchi

Centre‑left politics: dead, in crisis, or in transition?

Across Western nations, the centre-left remains in opposition, with grim prospects for government. Whether this is a blip or its last gasp remains to be seen.

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