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The Story

How Georgia Meloni became Europe’s political superstar

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Politics, Unknown, Daily News, News

41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Giorgia Meloni has world leaders falling at her feet and the Trump administration in her thrall. But how did she reinvent herself from leader of a minor neo-fascist party to the new political queen of Europe?


This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory


Guest: Tom Kington, The Times correspondent in Rome.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Edith Rousselot.

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Clips: AFP, Atlantic Council, AP News, EU Debates, PBS NewsHour, The Express Tribune.

Photo: Getty Images.

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From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. I'm Manvien Rana.

1:47.4

European summits aren't always a barrel of laughs,

1:51.1

so it's pretty remarkable when the least exciting bit,

1:56.4

the normally stately shuffle of European leaders arriving and shaking hands with a host,

2:02.8

suddenly becomes a real moment that's played out all over social media.

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