Two years into her leadership, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has seen her approval ratings start to fall. Around 37% of Italians now say they are happy with the performance of the far-right leader. In Albania, Meloni has some fans too. Perhaps none more so than a businessman in the port city of Shëngjin who has dedicated his new restaurant to the Italian leader. From Shëngjin in northern Albania, The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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