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It could be Italy's most right-wing government in decades.

Italian voters are expected to propel Giorgia Meloni toward the premiership Sunday, which would make her the country’s first female and first far-right prime minister since it became a republic.

Italians were voting on Sunday in an election that could move the country’s politics sharply toward the right during a critical time for Europe, with war in Ukraine fueling skyrocketing energy bills and testing the West's resolve to stand united against Russian aggression.

Millions cast ballots in an election that could see the far-right coalition of Giorgia Meloni win power.

Italians are voting in a national election coming at a critical time for Europe

The postmortems have already begun, with Giorgia Meloni and the radical right set to win today for the first time since the war

Giorgia Meloni has successfully rebranded her Brothers of Italy party as the country’s dominant conservative force, without fully expunging its post-fascist roots. Her right-wing coalition was on course to win a majority of seats after Sunday’s general election, making her the favourite to become Italy’s first female prime minister –…

Italians will vote on Sunday to elect a new parliament with a right-wing coalition tipped to form a solid majority.

Arrests made in 32 cities at rallies against mobilisation; border crossings from Russia to Finland have doubled and 10km queue reported at frontier with Georgia