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Giorgia Meloni, Italy's new right-wing PM, uses debut speech to target illegal immigrants

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Italy's new right-wing leader Giorgia Meloni -- who has widely been called the most right-wing Italian leader since World War 2-era fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, addressed the Italian parliament for the first time on Tuesday, and used the opportunity to make good on one of her key campaign pledges -- taking aim squarely at the African migrants who cross the Mediterranean Sea on boats, looking for a better life in Europe.