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Gnonto is expected to pick up his sixth cap for Italy this evening

The leaders of Italy's opposition parties on Monday blamed their defeat on a lack of unity and on voters choosing a path of populism, after Giorgia Meloni's rightist bloc overwhelmingly won the national election.

League leader Matteo Salvini, who just four years ago was hailed as the star of European populist politics, has shrugged off his party's poor showing in Italy's general election and rejected suggestions he might stand down.

For every star name in a victorious World Cup squad, there will be squad members who play an important part behind the scenes without making it onto the field of play

At the head of a right-wing coalition, far-right Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni is gearing up to become Italy's new head of government. On the economic front, she'll be faced with rising consumer prices as well as the ongoing issue of national debt. Meloni has promised to renegotiate her…

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The Brothers of Italy party would be Italy’s most right-wing government since World War II

Near-final results show a party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has swept Italy’s national elections

Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy's first woman prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War Two after leading a conservative alliance to triumph at Sunday's election. Near final results showed the rightist bloc should have a solid majority in both houses of parliament,…