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Has the Pandemic Changed Populism in Italy? Posted by Donatella Bonansinga | May 14, 2021 | The leaders of Italy’s two largest right-wing populist parties, Matteo Salvini (L) and Georgia Meloni (File) Editor’s Note: This analysis is drawn from “The Right-Wing Alliance at the Time of the Covid-19 Pandemic: All Change?”, written by Daniele Albertazzi, Donatella Bonansinga, and Mattia Zulianello and published in Contemporary Italian Politics. The Italian populist right had already changed significantly since the 2018 elections reconfigured its relations of power. After decades of Silvio Berlusconi’s dominance, the League led by Matteo Salvini became the coalition’s biggest force. Berlusconi’s Forza Italia was sidelined with 14% support, further shrinking to 8% in the 2019 European Parliament elections. A third party, Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), became the coalition’s minor force, gaining more than 4% of votes in 2018. Its support grew exponentially, an

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