ROME — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni successfully thwarted an attempt by French President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders at this week’s G7 summit to declare abortion a “right.”
French and Canadian diplomats was suggested Clearer language on abortion rights was added to the 2024 joint statement, which garnered support from other leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden but was rejected by Meloni.
“All other countries supported them but for Meloni it was a red line that should not be crossed and so it is not included in the final document,” one diplomat said. Said.
President Macron has been a strong advocate of abortion rights, and as a result, France became the first country in the world to enshrine the right to abortion in its constitution in March last year.
But while the French president’s political ratings have plummeted, Meloni’s have soared following last Sunday’s European elections.
conservative Las Ambleman National Marine Le Pen, leader of the French Liberal Party (RN), received twice as many votes as President Macron’s coalition government, prompting Macron to hastily dissolve the French National Assembly and call a snap election in an attempt to regain power for the remainder of his term.
On the contrary, Meloni’s Conservative Party Italian Brothers (Brothers of Italy) was the big winner on Sunday, winning a landslide 28% of the vote – more than any other party in Europe – and cementing its leadership at home and its role as the kingmaker in Europe.
As a result, Italy’s first female prime minister, Meloni, attended the G7 summit as the most politically stable leader of the seven countries, proving that she has no intention of bowing down to Macron.
Following the decision to remove the word “abortion” from the G7 document, Macron said he was “disappointed” at the change of policy, but Meloni countered that “international summits are not a forum for campaigning”.
Meanwhile, the White House said U.S. President Joe Biden “will not back down on human rights and will discuss the issue with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni,” according to national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
According to the Italians mediaBut in recent months, Meloni has begun a “secret reconciliation” with Republican candidate Donald Trump, and shares his pro-life stance.
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