Foreign Affairs
With Elections in Sight, Meloni Is Forced to Shift Further Right
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced proposals to limit foreign children in classrooms and ban burkas and niqabs in schools to retain radical-right voters amid rising competition from Roberto Vannacci’s Futuro Nazionale party. While education officials and opposition leader Elly Schlein criticized the measures as impractical and election propaganda, analysts view them as a strategic shift rightward ahead of the 2027 parliamentary elections. Meloni also implemented border controls for arrivals from Spain, responding to migrant crossings, to appeal to dissatisfied voters concerned about immigration and law and order. Vannacci, whose party polls at eight percent, advocates for remigration and opposes minority rights, positioning himself against Meloni’s Brothers of Italy coalition.
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