06Italy · Politics and culture
Meloni faces a broad street coalition, not a verdict
Facts
Hundreds of thousands protested across Italy against Giorgia Meloni’s government, bringing unions, students and opposition groups into the streets.
InterpretationThe opposition’s leverage is coalition breadth, but a march is not an election and disparate demands constrain a governing alternative. Meloni must distinguish legitimate cost-of-living pressure from maximalist demands; dismissing the turnout would cede institutional politics to the street.