This stark choice was posed by Marion Marechal, a rising star of the French far right, at the launch of her party's campaign for the European elections in June. In an incendiary speech, she spoke of a Europe under siege from many foreign powers and Islamist organizations profiting from anarchic immigration in their efforts at destabilization, subverting our youth.
Yet for all the apocalyptic anger, this wasn't a call to quit the European Union. Across the continent, the aim of far-right parties like hers is not to exit the bloc but, increasingly, to take it over.
Ms. Meloni is already an inspiration to the European far right. Combining staunch Atlanticism commitment to NATO and Ukrainian defense alike with relentless opposition to immigration and climate policy, she has become a major force in Europe.
Since coming to power in October 2022, Ms. Meloni has impressed many with her pragmatic approach and abandonment of her previous criticism of the European Union.
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