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Brothers of Italy leader poised to become country’s first female prime minister
Exit polls put Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing bloc at over 40 per cent of vote
Giorgia Meloni stands to become the nation’s first female prime minister but most premiers don’t last a full term
Far-right parties are expected to perform well but many voters are predicted to stay away
Loss of Italy as a constructive player in the bloc’s policymaking would represent a blow to Brussels and broader western alliance
Charismatic and persistent, this formidable politician is on her way to being the country’s first female prime minister
Rightwing politician says Russia’s leader ‘only wanted to replace Zelenskyy with a government of decent people’
Voters abroad or outside their legal domicile make up 10 per cent of Italy’s electorate
Potential coalition partners use rally to promise pride and stable government to a frustrated electorate
The coalition leaders may be fierce Eurosceptics but both Rome and Brussels need the relationship to remain functional
Business leaders are wrong to want an election victory for rightwing coalition, says Carlo De Benedetti
Postwar Italian democracy has stood up to successive waves of rightwing populism
Misgivings remain about Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party
Welfare programme among most polarising of issues as many in region look to rightwing Brothers of Italy
Matteo Salvini will be tempted to criticise coalition led by Giorgia Meloni after election, say analysts
Politician aims to distance herself from her party’s fascist roots as she vies to replace Mario Draghi as PM
Brothers of Italy publish pre-election platform
Winning coalition must preserve ‘credibility’ by sticking to recovery plan despite tough outlook, says prime minister
Breakdown in alliance and ‘soap opera’ rows give clear advantage to rightwing coalition
Brothers of Italy leader wants updates made to the EU’s €200bn recovery programme if she wins
Giorgia Meloni and her party appear well placed to secure victory in next month’s parliamentary elections
Coalition tipped to form new government in Rome seeks to reassure allies and Brussels after collapse of Draghi administration
Collapsed takeover of Monte dei Paschi di Siena strained ties with Italian government
Some in the country believe the Kremlin helped to script last month’s ousting of Mario Draghi
Markets are right to signal that collapse is far from imminent
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