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The leader of the Brothers of Italy party appears set to become country’s first female PM

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

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party is on track to be the biggest party in parliament, according to provisional results.

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.