Italian Elections: Giorgia Meloni’s Far-Right Party Looks Set To Win, According To First Exit Polls

Italian Elections: Giorgia Meloni’s Far-Right Party Looks Set To Triumph, According To First Exit Polls

party appeared to be on the cusp of victory in Italy’s general election on Sunday, according to exits polls released shortly after the urns closed at 11 pm local time.

Meloni is expected to form a coalition government with Matteo Salvini’s far-right League and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia to create one of the most right-wing Italian governments since World War Two. The centre-left Five Star Movement has come in as the third most popular party with 13.5-17.5% of the vote.The party was created in 2012 by former members of the National Alliance, which in turn was the heir to the Italian Social Movement, a neo-fascist party founded by former members of Benito Mussolini’s National Fascist Party.

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