Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has gained influence not only at the European level but potentially also domestically following her party’s victory in the European elections in Italy. As the lead candidate of her nationalist Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, the 47-year-old received 28.8% of the vote after almost all constituencies had been counted, according to polling results posted by national public broadcaster Rai. Compared to 2019, she has more than quadrupled her party’s vote share. In contrast to many other European governing parties, notably in Germany and France, the FdI also made…