Italy’s Meloni secures win in Marche regional election

September 29, 2025 10:18 PM

Italy’s Meloni secures win in Marche regional election

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's candidate scored a victory in the central region of Marche, vote projections showed on Monday, offering a fresh boost to her nearly three-year-old right-wing government. Incumbent regional governor Francesco Acquaroli, a member of Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, was seen at over 50% of the vote while centre-left rival Matteo Ricci was on around 45%, projections showed as counting was still ongoing. Polling company Youtrend "called" the result for Acqua...

G7 Summit: Italian PM Meloni affirms G7’s commitment to Global South dialogue

September 16, 2024 6:35 PM

G7 Summit: Italian PM Meloni affirms G7’s commitment to Global South dialogue

As the G7 Summit kicks off in Italy, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said that the country decided to host the summit in Apulia because it is a region of southern Italy and through the summit, Italy wishes to strengthen its dialogue with the nations of the Global South. Noting that this forum will celebrate 50 years, the Italian Prime Minister in her opening remarks during the first session of the G7 Summit, said that over these decades, it has become irreplaceable in managing...