Italy's Meloni Faces Far-Right Threat as General Vannacci Builds a Rival Movement

—Giorgia Meloni faces a new political challenge from within Italy's far-right ecosystem as Roberto Vannacci, a former general who became a star MEP, assembles a movement attacking both the prime minister and the EU. Vannacci's party positions itself to Meloni's right, targeting voters disillusioned with her governing compromises. Analysts say the general's rise reflects a dynamic familiar across European far-right politics, where governing parties get outflanked by purer protest movements. The challenge complicates Meloni's electoral calculations heading into Italy's next national vote.