How Giorgia Meloni was shaped by fantasy and the legacy of fascism

ROME. She became attached to the remnants of Mussolini's old fascist party at an early age and became Italy's youngest minister. Now Giorgia Meloni is one of Europe's most powerful people. But who was the girl who grew up in Rome's left-wing neighborhood and read Tolkien, before she became an international star for the far right?

"We express appreciation for the clear position taken today by the president of the council, Giorgia Meloni, on the need 'to reduce the price of energy. From his words are clearly evident the awareness and sense of urgency on this fundamental theme that undermines the competitiveness of the country." The president of Confindustria, Emanuele Orsini - intercepted by the ANSA - comments so the statements of the president of the Council, Giorgia Mel…