Italy Votes: A Sharp Right Turn

It's Giorgia Meloni, the new prime minister….Italy's first woman and the first avowedly fascist since Benito Mussolini. Europe quakes. Putin celebrates?

Continuing our pledge that Andelman Unleashed will chronicle every presidential or national leadership election around the world, the focus today is on Italy. The potentially catastrophic stakes for Italy, Europe, and democracy.

• [UPDATES at 9 am US Eastern time / 3 pm in Italy with the near final results of Sunday’s elections]

Italian voters have confirme…