{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/68388c479bd0275f2cb86a99?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Giorgia Meloni became Europe’s political superstar","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1748535904695-e34fb000-2edf-4a76-a50f-959cd39e50fb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Giorgia Meloni has world leaders falling at her feet and the Trump administration in her thrall. But how did she reinvent herself from leader of a minor neo-fascist party to the new political queen of Europe?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today:</em><a href=\"http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Tom Kington, The Times correspondent in Rome. </p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Edith Rousselot.</p><p><strong>Further reading:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/2e7a34c7-ed02-474c-9240-04571bf53d3f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stop flirting with Giorgia Meloni! She’s a serious leader</a></li></ul><p><strong>Clips:</strong>&nbsp;AFP, Atlantic Council, AP News, EU Debates, PBS NewsHour, The Express Tribune.</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong><a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a> </p>","author_name":"The Times"}