{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8becc71b-c3c4-477e-89aa-eb815c343eb9/63243b526d171e0012e778c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Italian election: the rise of Giorgia Meloni","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, with its \"post-fascist\" history, is leading the polls ahead of parliamentary elections on 25 September. If the party wins, she will become the country's first ever female prime minister.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Emily Tamkin, the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>’s senior editor, US, speaks to author&nbsp;Tim&nbsp;Parks on how much the vote is about Italy's ideological direction, the country's revamped election system, and whether the centre-left alliance will prevent a right-wing landslide.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>&nbsp;for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Further reading:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jeremy Cliffe asks whether&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2022/08/giorgia-meloni-prime-minister-italy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Giorgia Meloni</a>&nbsp;be the next prime minister of Italy</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}