Jovialis/Angela: I also think Italy should leave the EU as it has been nothing but a puppet organization run by the likes of Merkel and Macron. This illegal migration issue is largely the result of the likes of the EU, Merkel and Macron to ensure cheap labor for the Corporate interest in Europe, all under the guise of some other reason.
I have said this on other blogs or Youtube chats when talking to American-Italians and Italians themselves and said the same thing to Italians when I have visited there.
If Meloni wins, first thing she needs to do (she already has) is firmly recommit Italy to being a steadfast NATO member (Italy was one of the original 12 founding members). If she does that she can use these factual data
1) Italy is where the USA has the 2nd Most active Military stationed (see Link 1). Hence Italy is giving the USA strategic bases to not only support NATO security, but also for the USA to deal with terrorism in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond.
2) Italy's strategic location is why as part of its NATO force structure, it largest NAVAL presence is in Italy. It has 3 major facilities in Naples and 1 in Sigonella in Sicily. Thus Italy's strategic location in the Mediterranean is itself an important geographical Asset that Italy has since from Italy, the USA Naval presence can be projected across the Mediterranean to the West to the Straight of Gibraltar to the East into the Levant, Iran, Middle East.
Link 1
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294271/us-troops-europe-country/
Link 2
https://www.navyadvancement.com/navy-bases/navy-bases-overseas.php
So if Meloni wins her party comes out uses Italy's historical ties, its commitment to NATO and the fact that the USA has in Italy, a Force structure only 2nd to Germany. Germany in my view should be drawn down even more given much of direct Anti-Americanism found there and moved to say the UK, etc. While there might be some non Pro American sentiments in Italy (usually among the former Red types), at least it for the most part is either Pro American or at least not Anti-American as in some of the other countries, France, Germany in particular.
Once Meloni stresses Italy's commitment and role in NATO as America's loyal and supportive NATO partner, she then can pivot on the EU question and move to get Italy out of the EU and Italy can then set its on policies on domestic issues and immigration based on what Italian voters want, not what the EU oligarchs want.
Italy is given Putin's moves can also leverage the fact that there are already existing pipelines from North Africa coming into Sicily. Nigeria has agreed with Morocco to Spain. There are already pipelines into Italy from I think Libya. Italy again using its important as a NATO member can on its own accord and given its geographic advantage negotiate with North African countries to link up gas supplies from there and tie them to the Middle East and countries like Nigeria (Merkel was doing that independently with Putin and Trump called her out on it and the EU got ticked at Trump for pointing that out, I have a long memory).
Meloni can work with Greece, the Balkans states and the EU skeptic Eastern Europeans and link the pipelines that are already in Italy coming from North Africa. Work with those other Southern European countries (Greece should be a natural ally with Italy) and the Balkans and Eastern European countries and make Italy a major gas distribution hub to South East Europe and Eastern Europe. The Energy supply link through Italy to the Southeast European and Eastern European countries could also be negotiated through the lens of not only economic security for Italy and its SE European and Eastern European business partners (Gas pipelines) but also a NATO joint defense issue (which again Italy has lots of political capital given its major strategic importance to the USA's overseas force structure)
https://en.populationdata.net/maps/africa-europe-gas-pipelines/
My quick take and assessment and lastly "Vai Giorgia Meloni"