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Morte di Berlusconi Represents an Opportunity for Giorgia Meloni — and Italy

By leaving his Forza Italia party rudderless, the death of Italy’s longest-serving premier offers a chance for the prime minister to broaden her base.

AP/Antonio Calanni, file
Prime Minister Berlusconi at a polling station at Milan, September 25, 2022. AP/Antonio Calanni, file
ROSARIO IACONIS
ROSARIO IACONIS

The death of the Italian Republic’s longest-serving premier, Silvio Berlusconi, marks the end of an era in the nation’s history — and an opportunity for Prime Minister Meloni.

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ROSARIO IACONIS
ROSARIO IACONIS

Rosario A. Iaconis is an author and educator who embraces Giuseppe Verdi’s dictum: “You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” He serves as Chairman of the Italic Institute of America.

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