'Italian opposition fragmented: No alternative leader, no other possible leader than Giorgia Meloni'

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Political analyst Lorenzo Pregliasco, co-founder of polling agency YouTrend and adjunct professor at the University of Bologna. He argues that Giorgia Meloni’s unusual longevity in office is best understood not simply as a record of political strength, but as the product of a carefully calibrated governing strategy. Meloni has maintained stability partly by avoiding structural reforms disruptive enough to mobilize multiple constituencies against her at once.…