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After bringing down an effective leader, Italy’s far right is having its hour on stage, but the die has yet to be cast at the polls

A government led by right and center-right parties would not pose a threat to Italy and its allies, Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, said in an interview with La Stampa on Saturday.

Italy's politicians are in campaign mode after coalition allies toppled Premier Mario Draghi's government

Italy will keep sending arms to Ukraine and back Kyiv in its war against Russia if the conservative bloc wins a forthcoming national election, the head of the most popular party in the alliance has said.

Italian Premier Mario Draghi's decision to turn in his resignation after his “unity” coalition broke apart dramatically in Parliament was the latest step in a political crisis that could take months before a new government is solidly in place to lead the European Union's third-largest economy

Brothers of Italy party favourites to top ballot in September with 24% of votes based on recent polling

Analysis: Brothers of Italy have lead in polls as postmortem begins on technocrat’s government of disunity

Italy's president accepted Premier Mario Draghi's resignation and decided there was no possibility for cobbling together another government following the rapid collapse of the ruling coalition.

The collapse of Draghi’s government opens the way for early elections in autumn.

The rapid collapse of Mario Draghi's 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election.

Editorial: Early elections would destabilise the country, as a deeply challenging winter looms