Giorgia Meloni and Elly Schlein used dueling political stages in Rome to sharpen Italy’s polarized debate, with Schlein unveiling a Democratic Party “construction site” for government and honoring Tina Anselmi, while Meloni cast her right-wing coalition as a bulwark against a broad left alliance in Italy and across Europe.Meloni’s lengthy Atreju speech mixed defense of policies on the Albania migrant centers, tax cuts and family issues with harsh attacks on judges, media and figures such as Francesca Albanese, prompting critics to accuse her of distorted narratives and propaganda as fact-checkers highlighted gaps between her claims and court rulings, budget data and social service findings.