As the European political elite responded with shocked silence, and then horror, to the stunning victory of Giorgia Meloni, congratulations poured in from resurgent nationalists, hailing a decisive and irreversible turning point in European politics which spells deep problems for the European project.
For the Hungarian president, Viktor Orbán, and for Vox, the Spanish rightwing party that hoped to emulate Meloni’s victory in the Spanish…
