just two days ago, berlusconi said putin invaded ukrainejust to just two days ago, berlusconi said putin be a very important topic to manage in the diplomatic context but we should consider the key actor is the president of the republic. whether or not fought site's number of seats will be determined force that alea will be in favour or not for meloni to lead the government. haw will be in favour or not for meloni to lead the government. how worried in liuht to lead the government. how worried in li . ht of to lead the government. how worried in light of what _ to lead the government. how worried in light of what berlusconi _ to lead the government. how worried in light of what berlusconi said - to lead the government. how worried in light of what berlusconi said and i in light of what berlusconi said and their putin connections, how worried do you think that nato alliance and western europe will be or should be by a right—wing government led by giorgia meloni? the? by a right-wing government led by giorgia meloni?— giorgia meloni? they are very worried and _ giorgia meloni? they are ver

you _ will be silvio berlusconi and his party. you might have thought silvio berlusconi _ party.ne, but he wasjust resting, used to be vladimir putin's best friend in europe — to be vladimir putin's best friend in europe, so watch that space. we certainl in europe, so watch that space. certainly will. in europe, so watch that space. - certainly will. thank you to you both, kieran and was from the times scotland, and lord darroch, former british ambassador to the united states. thank you forjoining us for this edition of the papers. and thank you forjoining us as well. i am sorry we only had one edition, but all good things come to those who wait, and it was worth the wait, wasn't it? that is it for the system next it is time for the film review. goodnight. —— that is it for this evening. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. i'mjane hill, and taking us through this week's cinema releases as ever is mark. hi, mark. very interesting week. we have don't worry darling — eagerly awaited after all the stuff that went on in venice. we have blonde, which may be a

movement brothers of italy georgia putin's long-time friends, ex-prime minister of italy silvio berlusconim putin considers a close friend, as well as league leader matteo salvini, known for his pro-kremlin position, will also return to the government coalition. secretary of state anthony blinker , the very future of prime minister george emeloni advocates support for ukraine and the provision of western weapons to kyiv, assures that he will be a responsible head of the government, and yes. when the results are counted, we have remember that we are not at the end of our journey, from tomorrow we have to prove that we are worth being in power radio svoboda correspondent in rome natalka kudryk joins the air of radio svoboda a-a natalka i congratulate you good evening, but before that the italian government supported ukraine in the european union in the group of seven what will happen now and whether the future prime minister of italy is really so friendly towards ukraine, and the first reason why so many people are optimistic about this support for ukraine is because at the beginning of the

berlusconi often speaks — prayer ukraine front. berlusconi often speaks in _ prayer ukraine front.put an end _ he thinks of himself as the man who put an end to the cold war. let alone _ put an end to the cold war. let alone that _ put an end to the cold war. let alone that the cold war was finished already— alone that the cold war was finished already 12 _ alone that the cold war was finished already 12 years before, for him the nato russia pact was his masterpiece. i think you have to be more _ masterpiece. i think you have to be more worried about salvini and his connections — more worried about salvini and his connections with russia. what about on the issue — connections with russia. what about on the issue of— connections with russia. what about on the issue of the _ connections with russia. what about on the issue of the european - connections with russia. what about on the issue of the european union. | on the issue of the european union. britain has now left. giorgia meloni has wavered in her relationship, or in her rhetoric towards europe. she previously talked about tryi

a couple of days ago berlusconi _ can stay the course.ed to replace zelensky of ukraine with quote decent people. that does not go well for a united pro—front. berlusconi often talks of nostalgia in his talk, he thinks of himself as the man who put an end to the cold war, let alone that it was finished 12 years before. for him, the nato russia pact, it was his masterpiece. you have to worry more about the connection of russia that is held by salvini. ., , , ., ,, ., salvini. previously talked about t in: to salvini. previously talked about trying to leave _ salvini. previously talked about trying to leave the _ salvini. previously talked about trying to leave the euro - salvini. previously talked about trying to leave the euro zone i salvini. previously talked about| trying to leave the euro zone eu salvini. previously talked about i trying to leave the euro zone eu but now about staying on reforming from within. we do think brussels and berlin will think about meloni? paris, brussels and berlin should try and make a constructive increase

and naturally berlusconi. berlusconi is a question mark. he is another big personality. all of them are big egos. berlusconi clearly wants to be the kingmaker within the coalition. so i think she will have to overcome a number of challenges, not just externally, but also within her own coalition. especially considering this is going to be a very harsh winter for italy and europe in general with the energy crisis, with the cost of living going up, and a lot of room perhaps for contestation inside and outside the coalition. hazem: if we look at the pattern of italian elections the last few years, there does seem to be waves of popularity for anti-establishment parties. matteo salvini's league a few years ago, the five-star movement, but each one of them fizzled away. do you expect a similar thing to continue? is this the next wave? andrea: it is possible. we are not talking about a movement like the five-star suddenly gaining votes from everywhere in the political system. we are talking about an internal job in the sense that -- internal jump in that giorgia meloni is taki

berlusconi on friday suggest that russia were trying to replace mr. volodymyr zelenskyy with decent people unnecessary intervention given that forza is closer >> i think this would be reassuring because he was the president of the european parl parliament and has always taken positions from berlusconi on matters of foreign policy. i think he could be one of the figures accepted by the president of the republic. of course, there could be other options, including, for instance, the experienced diplomats. what is clear is the president or public heed several times try to have a pro figure to be seen as reassuring to brussels. >> regardless of the longevity, they promise to come in and be in for five years. do you think the ingredients are there for this government to dissolve in a very short timeframe? i know certain members of the election were all preparing for that >> the biggest hurdle would be, no doubt, the evolution of the economic situation if the economic situation worsens, this government, i expect, will come up against many obstacles and creat

well, yes, berlusconi and listen here, of course, the question not berlusconi, how he fits there, does about these motives. they are increasingly, so to speak, imperiously invading, so to speak, into e. in general, i do not know the symphony of what is happening in the world. but this motive is becoming more and more clear . yes, the motive of some kind of peaceful mediation is erdogan, yes, and the macron, yes, the salt is the unfortunate salt, which is only lazy, in my opinion, only the gevork didn’t kick him. today, apparently, partizan and here he kicked, so everyone kicks the scholts, but nevertheless , even, but nevertheless, scholls even says, that he suddenly hit his dry fist on the table and said, and i will be putin for them. i believe that dialogue is necessary and important. and so on, so repeat. it seems to me that the motif is more important here than the figures. artyom and here you are, so to speak. how do you think this is the motive. well, how would it be meaningful and do you know or or is there such a ritual? talk about peace, you know, as i understand it, based on

waiting in the wings today are her chosen coalition partners, tycoon silvio berlusconi and anti—immigrationthough not all voters are convinced. waiting in the wings today are her chosen coalition partners, tycoon silvio berlusconi and anti—immigration populist matteo salvini. though not all voters are convinced. translation: of course i'm worried about the energy - crisis, the economy, but i don't trust politicians. i'll vote for the best of the worst. what's most on your mind? "to avoid the populists", claudia told me, "having meloni as prime minister would be unforgivable." but marizio believes meloni's promise of a better future. translation: meloni stands for more italian sovereignty in europe. - that's better for our business, our politics, and economy. - it's hide and seek all over town today for giorgia meloni. we were told she was going to come here to vote and at the last minute, she didn't turn up. she believes she is this close to become italy's next prime minister and she knows everyone is watching. including outside italy. this country is a key player in the eu and nato. here i

my fear is about salvini and berlusconi. these months. very ambiguous positions. and i'm sure that if the right wins in italy, the one who will be the happiest the night of 25th september, who will be the happiest the night of the 25th of september would be vladimir putin. the second one will be trump and the third will be orban, but the first one will be putin. you've claimed that russia is meddling in this election. is meddling in this election, just as you claimed that russia meddled and tried to facilitate the downfall of mario draghi. where is your evidence? because i have seen you produce no specific evidence. but the most important evidence is the fact that the energy cost crisis is happening now. and italy is the country, with germany... but... yes, yes, it is now. and... but that's not evidence that russia is actively trying to intervene in italian politics. but this point about the energy cost, as you know, is the most important point of the electoral campaign. if they continue to put the country in difficulty beca

that's fair to say in terms of the right wing block, berlusconi's party is interesting. that is the smaller of the three in some ways which is com comparable this will play an interesting role i spoke to berlusconi's number two. the policy director. former president of the european parliament i said, come on, what are you looking for? are you looking for a split with europe foreign policy you want to change the relationship with europe he is careful in his answer here when i asked thatquestion to talk about foreign policy coordination with europe and the west rather than economic side where they may be some contention listen to antonio tajani >> we are in draghi at the moment we supported draghi and berlusconi as the first. of course, european policy we want to strengthen european union. we want to have a strong europe. we will defend ukraine against russia invasion. our position is very clear also on the transatlantic relationship priority for us you remember the speech from berlusconi to the american congress strong position in favor with good relations between italy a

we should focus on uniting. >> the results of the election marked a return of silvio berlusconi, ninee was kicked out for fraud. >> everybody will have some influence on anybody else within the coalition, as it has always been with different balances for 25 years. the coalition of center-right rules many regions today in central italy and has a long history of work. >> there is a concern about her party's links to fascism. >> she says she has jettisoned fascism, has consigned fascism to the history of italy, but there are those who believe it is not so simple. there are the echoes of italy's very dark past that is still pervading parts of her party. she described herself as a modern conservative, anti-lgbt, wants a naval blockade on libya to stop migrant boats. >> giorgia meloni's victory has also raised fears among women's rights activists. there is concern among minority religious groups. so what do italians think about their prospective new leader? jessica parker is in the northern city of verona. >> from the point of view of civil rights, women's rights, human rights, i don't thin

in coalition with the ultranationalist league of matteo salvini and the ex—prime minister silvio berlusconibunga bunga sex parties as his centre—right politics. fighting them is enrico letta, pro—europe and pro—civil rights, but he failed to form a broad centre—left coalition. he fell out with the once anti—establishment five star movement that came top last time, but has plummeted. it's hoping its social welfare policies will save it now. so, how will the poll affect the war in ukraine? mario draghi has been a big supporter of kyiv and while giorgia meloni backs that, her coalition partners have had close ties with vladimir putin, and salvini has even suggested dropping sanctions on moscow due to the energy crisis. so, this election matters, both here with italy perhaps about to elect its first woman prime minister and first far—right leader since mussolini, and abroad with implications for its relationship with europe. but this country has had almost 70 governments since the second world war, so we mightjust be back here again next year. let's cross live to our europe correspondentjessica

she served as a minister for youth and berlusconi was more — a minister for youth and berlusconi wass— so she has been kicking around in politics for — so she has been kicking around in politics for a very long time, but hasn't _ politics for a very long time, but hasn't held _ politics for a very long time, but hasn't held a senior position in government. so, people casting around — government. so, people casting around for— government. so, people casting around for who to vote for seem to be interested in giving hera around for who to vote for seem to be interested in giving her a try. but i _ be interested in giving her a try. but i mentioned it before, there isn't _ but i mentioned it before, there isn't actually a kind of overwhelming sense of excitement, an overwhelming sense of excitement, an overwhelming sense of political change — overwhelming sense of political change here. ifanything, a overwhelming sense of political change here. if anything, a lot of people _ change here. if anything, a lot of people seem pretty fed up by having to -o people seem pretty fed up by having

right opposition to the alliance of parties forward italy berlusconi league of the north salvini androthers tunes and this prospect was very disliked by the eu officials we look at the result of the vote in italy it's a desperate attempt by the far right to influence the vote in italy if the situation gets worse . we have the tools, as in the case of poland or hungary, the head of the european commission hinted at the exclusion of italy from the distribution of financial assistance from the eu in response, macio salvini reminded mrs. vonderlein that the eu budget and her salary, by the way, are also formed at the expense of the participating countries including and at the expense of italian taxpayers, but why were the doctors alarmed too italian right-wing coalition promises to be less obedient in matters of common european policy. what were the democrats like, first of all, in matters of anti-russian sanctions, did the right-wingers promise the voters to stop the energy? crises the current government will not do this we will issue an energy decree to immediately block the growth of

the first woman prime minister returns to big politics and a strong berlusconi already.ex-premier elected to the senate. why didn’t all this make brussels happy? roman sobol understood sometimes it seems that elections and all sorts of political castling in italy are permanent phenomena; voters do not have time to leave the polling stations, like another winning coalition to quarrel at risk and collapse, the next government resigns and starting from the beginning, the outgoing prime minister mario draghi sat in his post for a year and a half. at first, the people believed this well-known economist, but the bloc of democrats headed by him burned out on two things, the continuation of the migration crisis and the energy sector, first the introduction of anti-russian sanctions , the price of energy resources in italy is growing exponentially, many entrepreneurs are on the verge of ruin, then gas prices have risen due to the fault of the left , they supposedly protect the environment, they abandoned nuclear energy and much more. and what happened when i was prime minister, w

she served in berlusconi's government to ten years ago, so has been kicking around in politics for asting around for who to vote for seem to be interested in giving her a try, but i mentioned it before, there isn't actually an overwhelming sense of excitement, an overwhelming sense of political change here. if anything, a lot of people seem pretty fed up by having to go to the polls, and a lot of people still did not know who they were going to vote for. and that level of undecided voters is what the centre—left that they can tap into, to try to peel away her support at the last minute. thank you very much indeed. that desire for change is very much what you hear in this country, where the economy has virtually not grown for 20 years. there is a massive brain drain. la dolce vite, as may be something that is not working here. they have had almost 70 governments since the second world war, and it seems at the moment, if the polls are to be believed, that enough italians are willing to dry something different, to try something different, perhaps a leap into the unknown with giorgia mel

she served in berlusconi's government to ten years ago, so has been _ government to ten years ago, sond in politics for a very long time, but hasn't held a senior— a very long time, but hasn't held a senior position in government. people — senior position in government. people casting around for who to vote for— people casting around for who to vote for seem to be interested in giving _ vote for seem to be interested in giving her— vote for seem to be interested in giving her a try, vote for seem to be interested in giving hera try, but vote for seem to be interested in giving her a try, but i mentioned it before, _ giving her a try, but i mentioned it before, there isn't an overwhelming sense _ before, there isn't an overwhelming sense of— before, there isn't an overwhelming sense of excitement, an overwhelming sense _ sense of excitement, an overwhelming sense of— sense of excitement, an overwhelming sense of political change here. if anything. — sense of political change here. if anything, a lot of people seem pretty— anything, a lot of people seem pretty fed up by having to go to

atlantic, and in an airplane jebaiden vladimir putin silvi berlusconi and his young assistant.due to a tragic mistake , only one tank was filled, judging by the fuel consumption. in 5 minutes the plane will fall into the ocean. then the pilots take out parachutes, put on two, and the rest gives the passengers it has come, only four parachutes. why don't i know? was there a mistake here? we'll have to manage four parachutes that's for me, because i'm the mightiest man back. the smartest politician in the world and the most humble i will add her assistant looks at dad, says you are a distraction. here is your parachute, but dad is in charge. no thanks, the old lived a long and happy life. there are two more parachutes. why because the smartest politician in the world jumped out with my backpack? ironic yes, berlusco has rooney himself. but the fact that biden is the most powerful politician back and now there are big doubts, comrades , lieutenant general or commander, your subordinates, who were lucky enough to serve under your command, refer to this, but the situation is amazing

waiting in the wings are her chosen coalition partners, tycoon silvio berlusconi and anti—immigrationgh not all voters are convinced. crisis, the economy, but i don't trust politicians. i'll vote for the best of the worst. what's on your mind? "having meloni as prime minister would be unforgivable". of a better future. sovereignty in europe. that's better for our business, our politics and economy. it's hide and seek all over town today for giorgia meloni. including outside italy. this country is a core partner in the eu and nato. her coalition partners are past defenders of russia. katya adler there on the implications of this vote both here and abroad, and of course it is a major member of the european union and of the nato alliance, will continue with support for ukraine. lots to chew over with with mattia diletti. thank you very much forjoining us so late. what do you make of what we are seeing tonight? it is a very strange feeling, because it is something unique, but at the same time we are discussing this for two or three months, and the polls said she was going to win very well

after silvio berlusconi landed on the platform, how he was criticized for this tie, but 8 million views a record and there are already new videos on the network. this is the son of dudu. he weighs 2 1/2 kg, and he is something between an angel and a man. everything, of course, will not be decided on september 25, a lot of undecided final figures may turn out to be completely different from questions of nostalgia last time in the ranks of the coalition. we walked so long that everyone is tired this year, they can freeze. a semelyanova 200, italy lithuania today closed the border for russian citizens the decision was made by all of them of the republic, while it is noted that a separate category of citizens will still be able to come to the country. these are truck drivers, diplomats and those who travel to rosty, it is worth recalling that earlier in vilnius, a number of other countries tried to close the entry of russians at the level of the entire european union, a russophobic idea, until it met with the approval of the majority. however, led to the abolition of the simplified because

and other people are a former prime minister, silvio berlusconi or her center. right. for us ain't ha, is very likely to be in the next coalition government as well. he raised eyebrows to day by thing bruton was pushed into the war in ukraine by his own people. let's have a listen and, and come back to you. well, the boutique, i do good and got himself into a tough situation in a dramatic situation. officially a massacre, hulu. through brucell, the russian troops were supposed to enter leave within a week. so we placed as a landscape government with good people and then be out of there in another week and read the system. and originally natal about italy has been a steadfast supporter of ukraine since the russian invasion is unlikely to change under the new leadership. no i don't think so you as you can see behind me the facade of verb parliament is still lit in blue and yellow, the ukrainian colors and that will most likely stay because mrs. maloney, the lead of either the diarrhea says a put in is wrong was as war she supporting ukraine and she's also for the sanctio

but again, it's not black and white because her coalition partners, matteo salvini and silvio berlusconineasy coalition on that respect. would they then move out of the sanctions against russia? matteo salvini, her coalition partner, released a video just last week saying, you know, "they told us that the sanctions were going to bring putin to his knees. were going to stop the war and have no impact on us. but actually, look, they've led to a cost—of—living crisis for us italians." and if you've got a founding member of the european union in italy, the third—largest economy in the bloc, that is beginning to waver in its solidarity with ukraine and its opposition to moscow, that is an exploitable link that vladimir putin will probe and prod with absolute delight. it is there any kind of clear and simple explanation of why italy should be looking to the far—right? giorgia meloni, whether or not you agree or disagree with her politics, she is seen as more of a fresh face. italy has always been a political laboratory of sorts. and i think that there's a sense here that this country has been

i hear, for example, berlusconi who is on warban is trying something there.said that he was ready to somehow be a mediator there, like and i ask a question are you ready, if mr. berlusconi is ready, uh, to change, let's say, the political elite of europe itself but this is an idea, maybe, yes, yes, well , i'm saying, well, it's possible, but i think it's impossible. you see, only those who retire, retired politicians, who do not make decisions, have reason. i think with horror, because i have developed. it seems that the next 3:10 years, americans are slowly but you are consistently preparing europe for a big war , you can’t send this burgher to war, you understand the information field. we don't control it. this is what the germans are doing, they will see it. and who is to blame for this? so what's the big war? well, here's a big nuclear one. no, i don't know about the war, it's hard for me to say. an attempt on the territory of russia that the americans do not see the attack. they do not see the possibility of curtailing the ukrainian conflict at all. they

right coalition. former prime minister silvio berlusconi, ex interior minister mature. so the and the rising star on the far right. ga maloney have joint forces, maloney of the post fascist brothers of italy party looks like to become italy's next prime minister. campaigning on guard family and homeland. there are few, she may roll back on civil rights and endangered democracy. people here see maloney's party as the answer to many problems generally seeks to safeguard a national identity within an increasingly globalized world that is increasingly crisis from the point of view. okay, youngest, we believe that without her, our country will continue in a downward spiral that has been going on for a while and that is looking at it later. jam alone is right, is definitely not a radical right. it has a right that basically defends italy's interests and a non radical nationalist right to die. yeah. her supporters want a strong leader and to night maloney renews her promise to take on the establishment who has frightened of us. there are people who are afraid. friends of those

the screwdriver of putin sympathizers, the league of matteo salveonini and forward italy, silva berlusconiviktor orban, who simply dreams of the formation of a pro-russian coalition in the european union, but for ukraine, i will remind you of these the parliamentary elections became an unpleasant surprise because the previous prime minister mario draghi was an outspoken supporter of our people. but due to the party struggle, his government could not stand this struggle and resigned. kateryna nesterenko spoke with the editor-in-chief of the authoritative italian publication libero alexandro salusti about the person who called solovyov cream in his face live a palace made of shit, let's see. thank you for being like an interview and the first question about the elections. most forecasts say that your next prime minister will be a woman. how seriously will these elections affect italy's position in the european union? what will change and what will remain constant regarding voting in in italy, all studies now say that the elections will be won by a coalition of right-wing centrists , led for

a referendum at the moment almost all the leaders voted last we saw how at the polling station berlusconin milan and we are all waiting for the favorite of these elections, jojomilo, to vote. according to the press service, she will do this just before the closing of the polling stations. to avoid the crush of queues, by the way, this time there is, but for a completely different reason. eh, george miloni is really in these moments of great attention and a lot of questions. at least, because a few hours before the opening of the sites. she posted a video. we all know that election day campaigning is uh banned uh she posted video showing her holding two melons with a very short commentary on september 25th. i said everything, everyone, of course, understands what she wanted to say by this, because the melody has a very telling surname for italians, miloni in italian is now plural. that is, essentially. uh, there was a direct hint from giorjamilo on the nets. there is no one to vote for. to the purity of the elections, by the way, this year there really is special attention. eh, i'll tell y

the former right—wing party have had members in several berlusconi governments. far right. she is a right—wing, conservative leader. i think in some european places, some parts of the political spectrum in the united states, there is a bit of alarm. and at the same time, a sort of lack of knowledge about giorgia meloni and her party. but to be honest, i don't really see, i don't perceive this to be a massive shift, both in italian politics and also i don't think this will bring a massive shift in a number of issues related, for example, to how italy runs foreign policy, economic choices etc etc.- foreign policy, economic choices etc etc. ., ., choices etc etc. you mentioned economic _ choices etc etc. you mentioned economic choices _ choices etc etc. you mentioned economic choices there, - economic choices there, obviously the economy is in dire straits. the eu has a covid recovery budget fund, the best part of 200 billion euros available for italy. when you talk about where giorgia meloni might sitcom machines need to make sure she has access to that sort of fun

are considered to be the right-wing party on the coalition of movements of the three politicians berlusconi the melody for the rest up to 50% of the seats in parliament, which will begin work on october 13, and the prime minister for the first time in the italian stories. can become a woman george meloni, the results of the vote will be announced tomorrow. now let's take a short break in the second half of the hour watch a special report by maria butina and anton borisov made in russia transport sovereignty, but immediately after a short advertisement story day after day we will talk among other things about serbia come here. let you know if you get approved for a loan. compare will help to find the confidant. check your credit flight, try the application and find out which bank will approve the loan on the best terms on compare if credit then compare. choose the best new clothes in the stores on avito, the things that you will be the first to have. new technologies for quick solutions contactless payment for refueling through a mobile application network of gas stations gazpromneft gazprom

waiting in the wings are her chosen coalition partners, tycoon silvio berlusconi and anti—immigration not all voters are convinced. translation: of course i'm worried about the energy - crisis, the economy, but i don't trust politicians. i'll vote for the best of the worst. what's on your mind? "to avoid the populists", claudia told me. "having meloni as prime minister would be unforgivable". but maurizio believes giorgia meloni's promise of a better future. translation: meloni stands for more italian sovereignty in europe. - that's better for our business, our politics and economy. it's hide and seek all over town today for giorgia meloni. we were told she was going to come here to vote and at the last minute, she didn't turn up. she believes she's this close to becoming italy's next prime minister, and she knows everyone is watching, including outside italy. this country is a core partner in the eu and nato. key concerns — will a meloni government respect western sanctions? her coalition partners are past defenders of russia. and might nationalist meloni join hungary and others oppo

let berlusconi mind his own business. and merkel will definitely not climb into this hole. she already suffered enough and now she says no, now you figure it out. i 'll survive here. well, now about the hakak. there are still, uh, such subtleties of translation, in fact, the translation is still embellished, because it is really in the direct text. they laughed there. he's just over him in plain text. just saying, well, bankruptcy, how would you not understand? well, the enterprise closed down, it stopped producing everything, and then someday it may open. it says the german economy minister germany has bankruptcy laws, he is absolutely clear as far as possible to fulfill obligations within one month. if you can't pay your debts. there are all these other things, then you are obliged to declare a competition and go bankrupt, otherwise, and uh, you enter the system of a criminal offense. punishment therefore nothing it cannot be otherwise, when the minister of economy speaks of such things, it means that he is simply brainless, but he wanted to say a blockhead. well, i won't

and one of the problems is that, you know, berlusconi, who was in and out over the 2000s, and by the, one of her partners in the governing coalition, a convicted criminal, and he was one of the first to detain migrants and demonize migrants in all of its government, so the other governing partner, he actually called for, quote, mass cleansing of immigrants. and so when you have -- so this is the problem, when you have such extremes and people actively promoting racist and violence against immigrants, and berlusconi loved to make deals with other despots and made a deal with gadhafi and sent all the boats back, that skewed the whole debate. and when you've got these extremists, it's very difficult to have a kind of centrist option prevail. >> professor of history at new york university, ruth ben-ghiat, thanks for coming on this morning. >>> we want to turn to iran where, for the independent night in a row, protesters, many of them women, have been clashing with state forces in nearly 100 cities. ali arouzi joins was the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, mika. we

similar thoughts are expressed by former italian leader silvio berlusconi, who believes that stopping resources to europe will not cause much damage to the russian economy. what can not be said about the european path of president putin capable of withstanding cuts in energy supplies to europe, we see significant growth in demand from china or other countries. i don’t see any loss for russia, but the withdrawal of western companies from russia has led to an increase in unemployment in our country far from big politics. european experiences are prosaic, but no less strong in denmark, preparing for the so-called dark earth with subdued, tree in the square. is it really impossible to save on something else at the sauce. the situation was no better than the sad picture presented by the mayor of the belgian city of antwerp belgium bankrupt. we have become the new greece, we have many vulnerable companies in the port of antwerp, some petrochemical plants have already closed. look at our debt, government spending. deficit is worse than in southern europe, of course, this is not a crisis caus

and the party of berlusconi around 8—9%.voters are very much moving to brothers of italy, which causes a lot of problems to the other two. 50 which causes a lot of problems to the other two.— to the other two. so in terms of change — to the other two. so in terms of change going _ to the other two. so in terms of change going forward, - to the other two. so in termsl of change going forward, what will it mean to start with? what it means is that it is likely, i would say, very likely, i would say, very likely if these are the results we will have, it will be the first female prime minister in italy's republic�*s history. i'm expecting the president to ask meloni if she wants to try and form a government, a right—wing coalition as a clear majority. i'm expecting meloni to be very moderate when it comes to relationships with the eu commission, with the major partners in europe, france and germany. i'm not expecting her to change position on ukraine. why? because she needs to be seen as responsible, moderate, abroad. but she wi

but she has a problem, that her allies, this is the belief, berlusconi, if you remember him, back in allies that she needs to keep the government alive. one of the allies has been calling for a drop of sanctions in russia for a while now. while berlusconi during an interview, on italian television a couple of days before the elections, he justified the war saying that putin was in some way tricked by the leaders of the self proclaimed independent regions of ukraine, because they, he said, they didn't want this at all and tens of thousands of people need to come to rescue us and berlusconi says that putin just wants to go in and save the russians that were living there, and replace, his words, zelenskyy with good people. so she has a problem here, of course, with her allies, but she needs them to keep this government alive. >> claudio, looking at the roots of the party here, how has maloney tried to separate herself from mussolini? >> well, maloney has a history as a very young activist and militant that has emerged by fascism and she certainly didn't hide, it and then of course, rece

berlusconi's return to tiktok 86 years old, when a person came in, in general, she was not peculiar tohe turned to the youth already what do you think, i asked you to introduce me to your girlfriends. i'm too much for this. cast your vote for me. yes, this is an example of how a politician should behave, but i would still like to say a few words about such italian reasoning, and about the main topic that is being discussed today in the studio, i certainly heart with you. but still i will still be a citizen, albeit of a union, but of a foreign state, like yakov yosi. very few guests. it seems to me, dear colleagues, that there is no need to grind, there is no need to bring down these flaws, which certainly exist only at the military commissar. why are we talking about inactive examples and talking about positive ones? the whole mobilization is still going on, and why we will allow it if we are talking about what is being done. yes, and a little bit wrong now took so many people. how many able to digest. here everything came to work. why let's say ramzan kadyrov in chechnya is all right

there is a belarusian player nearby, who berlusconi's lines scored half as much.ibility of trust pressure, how would the question arise, what will they score, respectively, 50 plus the majority, how would this be, how would the pressure tool the question is, how, what they act to undertake and how it will take budget in a-a october, in which, of course, he prepared more dredges, actually. here's how quickly she 'll take it. this question is very relevant important. what are the actions here for me of a political nature, who will be appointed minister of foreign affairs, because the current mister of foreign affairs, was not elected. i remind you all together. so he passed me, and, accordingly, berluskov always turned her away for the first time. praise would be addressed to musaleniya can create problems for her. ah. well, i remind you, if zelensky does not create some kind of love for him. let's figure it out. we have, respectively, now won the second batch took, respectively, in sweden, a place. she is in general, as if rooted from there. here we have dough, how

the block which includes parties of mateus alvy nan silvio berlusconi could win at least 43 percent of the vote. maloney could become italy's fast female prime minister, and the 1st far right lead us since world war 2. a, when this night is over, we will remember that this is a new beginning from tomorrow on. we will have to show what our values are worth. if we are called to govern and lead this nation, we will do it for every single italian with the goal to unite these people. because our biggest goal in life is to make sure that italians are finally proud again to fly our flag. hi. stephanie decker reports from rome. as expected, a big win for the right exit. polls give georgia milan is coalition over 40 percent of the vote. polls opened at 7 am, all in all 16 hours of voting. there's been a steady stream of people coming to vote throughout the day despite the rain and even though most people are not telling us who they voted for, what is clear is that opinions are very strong on both sides. i mean, we'll do it sooner. i'm facing because it's a duty and a rights that we finally can

, this is done deliberately from 45-year-old george meloni, in contrast to coalition colleagues berlusconito anti-russian rhetoric. she could become the country's first female prime minister in the current election campaign. she entered with the slogan above all italy and the italians melonia wants to revise the eu's founding treaties italy's membership in the eurozone advocates a ban on abortion and an end to immigration. the only one who is afraid of our victory is the left. they understand that their power in italy has come to an end good people are not scared. those who want to work are not afraid young italians who do not want to run away they are not afraid of their homeland, which proudly dream of italy. vote on sunday to restore the freedom of this nation, to return it, the greatness it deserves viva italia party melody is regularly condemned for its connection with the legacy of fascism, which, according to critics , two of the members of the brothers have not yet got rid of. direct descendants of the dictator benito mussolini and bears his last name, and george miloni herself in

right coalition, former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, x interior minister, mature. so the and the rising star on the far right ga maloney, have joint forces, maloney of the post fascist brothers of italy party looks like to become italy's next prime minister. campaigning on guard, family and homeland. there are fear she may roll back on civil rights and endangered democracy. people here see maloney's party as the answer to many problems. jessica is all about, seeks to safeguard our national identity with an increasingly globalized and crisis written world. krishi had youngest. we believe that without her, our country will continue in a downward spiral that has been going on for a while and that is looking at it la, that's ga maloney's right, is definitely not her radical right dad. it's a right that basically defends italy's interest. he then he die. yeah. her supporters want a strong leader and to night maloney renews her promise to take on the establishment who has frightened us. there are people who are afraid. friends of those who are in positions, they do not d

the democratic party behind at 20%, the 5—star movement in third place, with silvio berlusconi likely a right—wing coalition government. we will hear in the coming days whether or not that is a stable majority in parliament. somebody else has been watching it as well. what does social media make of it all? figs as well. what does social media make of it all? r ,, as well. what does social media make of it all? ~ , i. ., of it all? as you mentioned earlier, a first tweet _ of it all? as you mentioned earlier, a first tweet from one _ of it all? as you mentioned earlier, a first tweet from one of— of it all? as you mentioned earlier, a first tweet from one of the - a first tweet from one of the leaders of one of the main political parties. he is saying the centre—right is clearly at an advantage she, it will be a long night but what i want to say now is thank you. if georgia maloney becomes a toy�*s next prime minister, she is likely to form a government with them in italy —— italy's next prime minister. when he was interior minister, he was because imports. he also holds some pretty con