Reaching political consensus and cementing any coalition could take weeks and a new government may only come to power in October.
Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia party are set to gain 22.5% to 26.5% of the vote, according to an exit poll late Sunday night.
Italians are on course to elect the country's first female prime minister and the first government led by the far-right since the end of World War II. The alliance is set to win 41% to 45% of the vote, according to exit polls, enough to gain a parliamentary majority, with the center-left bloc on 22.5% to 26.5%. Early projections from the actual results are due Monday morning.
Meloni's Brothers of Italy party was created in 2012, but has its roots in Italy's 20th century neo-fascist movement that emerged after the death of fascist leader Benito Mussolini in 1945. A 2019 speech from Meloni helped her become a household name when an unsuspecting DJ remixed her words into a dance music track, which went viral.
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