Italy to elect far-right Prime Minister

What you need to know about Italy’s new ultraconservative prime minister.  #news #politics

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00:00Italy is set to elect one of its most far-right leaders since former fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

00:05Giorgia Meloni, who will be the country's first woman prime minister, is a strong supporter of quote-unquote traditional values.

00:12She is openly anti-LGBTQ+, and has even threatened to review marriage equality laws.

00:17She's also made concerning comments about abortion, calling it a tragedy.

00:21Though Meloni has vowed not to go after the 1978 law that makes abortion legal,

00:26she has stated that she wants to do more for abortion prevention.

00:30And some fear that the move would only further restrict access in a country where only 33% of eligible doctors perform the service.

00:37The 45-year-old from Rome, who's considered a protege of GOP strategist and former Trump ally Steve Bannon,

00:43also wants to curb immigration, and has criticized the left for wanting to

00:51She'll likely take over officially in October.