Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, Hosting Group of Seven Summit, Emerges as the Strongest Leader in the West

Signora Meloni’s geopolitical bonding with Ursula von der Leyen over migration and other issues, too, makes the Italian premier a kingmaker as the EU Commission president seeks a second term.

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Prime Minister Meloni at the G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia, southern Italy, June 15, 2024. AP/Andrew Medichini

What a remarkable moment is Prime Minister Meloni’s emergence, at the G-7 Summit in Puglia, Italy, as the strongest leader of the most stable nation in the West. After her Fratelli d’Italia party garnered nearly 29 percent of the vote in the European parliamentary elections, Signora Meloni — who led this year’s gathering — was in the best political position of her peers.

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