Italian General Vannacci Launches Far-Right Party Targeting Meloni and the EU

—Former Italian general and European Parliament member Roberto Vannacci officially launched a new far-right party, positioning it in explicit opposition to both Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the European Union. Vannacci's entry into formal party politics follows his surprise success as an MEP, where he built a following among hard-right voters disillusioned with Meloni's governing compromises. The new party attacks the EU as an overreaching bureaucracy and frames Meloni as having abandoned nationalist principles. Analysts say the move could peel away crucial votes from Meloni's coalition heading into Italy's next general election.