Giorgia Meloni

The president says she has not been invited to the inauguration and sources consider it unlikely that she will travel to Washington, while doubts prevail over Mexico’s strategy to contain the Republican’s attacks

The tycoon is turning his attention to Europe, where he is trying out alliances with far-right leaders and meddling in domestic politics in ways that could benefit his corporate interests in the continent

The expert argues that more and more democratic systems are turning into autocracies, whereas in the second half of the 20th century, the reverse was happening

Christian groups and think tanks are weaving together a network with nodes in Washington and Budapest. Meanwhile, Madrid is gaining importance as a bridge to far-right movements in Latin America

The neo-reactionary movement, also known as the Dark Enlightenment, believes that democracy is a mistake and that equality is not a desirable goal. Those who adhere to it believe that the state should be governed like a company, with an imperial and techno-authoritarian president. Practically clandestine, it has already managed to infiltrate Trump’s populist right and Silicon Valley

The incident has unsettled Meloni, a close friend of the billionaire, who has chosen to remain silent. Ultimately, it was the president of the Italy who stepped forward to defend the country’s sovereignty

Three dead in two weeks, gunfights between minors, and young people posing with weapons on social media have set off alarm bells in the city and revealed serious deficiencies in the system, starting with schools

The Republican’s return to the White House will boost the far-right movements that are gaining strength in different European countries

Italy is finalizing a controversial security decree, dubbed ‘anti-Gandhi’ because it targets non-violent protests. It also makes it impossible for undocumented migrants to buy a SIM card and bans light cannabis

EL PAÍS speaks to artistic director Alberto Barbera, who has had his contract renewed after months of uncertainty. He is ensuring that the event continues to reflect progressive values and defend the most marginalized, in contrast to the Italian government

The strategy of instrumentalizing the fight for women’s equality to promote xenophobic policies is spreading in countries such as France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain

The Italian essayist and philosopher argues that liberating oneself from the confines of image means understanding that our bodies are there to serve us

Almost all the heads of state who were at the gathering in Italy are in a situation of political fragility

In an interview with EL PAÍS, the president of the European Council says he anticipates Russian interference in the European elections but plays down polls forecasting the rise of the extreme right

The American intellectual — one of the most influential of our time — returns to their flagship topic with ‘Who’s Afraid of Gender?’, a book in which they accuse anti-trans feminists of forming ‘an unconscious alliance’ with conservative currents, which have turned gender into a cultural battle

The grand gathering of contemporary art celebrates marginalized identities with a ground-breaking edition in which artists from the global south, many of them largely unknown, are in the majority

Results published after votes from abroad were counted to decide the last four lawmakers from the March 10 balloting gave the Democratic Alliance a final tally of 80 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly

Wilders’ decision to put aside his leadership ambitions appears to be the breakthrough after two days of behind-closed-doors negotiations

President Joe Biden made the announcement while hosting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the White house

EU members and institutions are trying to push long-awaited asylum and migration reforms through the bloc’s parliament before the Europe-wide elections in June

The 27-nation EU’s policies on the environment and other matters are a financial burden and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports, farmers complain

Concern has mounted that public support to keep pouring money into Ukraine has started to wane, even though a Russian victory could threaten security across Europe

The political party Forza Italia has broken down, three decades after the famous televised speech given by the late businessman, in which he announced that he was entering politics to change the rules of the game. Today, the party is a shadow of its former self, a minor partner in PM Giorgia Meloni’s far-right coalition government

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has endorsed the deal as an important initiative and the fruit of necessary ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking to address the migration issue

Germany’s Eike Schmidt is considering accepting a call from the far-right Brothers of Italy to try to wrest the Tuscan capital from the left, where it has governed for almost five decades. ‘Nothing’s been decided,’ he tells EL PAÍS