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Could a politician from Australia help usher in the far right in Italy?

With Brothers of Italy vying for power in Sunday’s election, a vast overseas electorate that takes in Asia and Oceania is also in play

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‘Mother, Italian, Christian’: Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s far-right leader on the cusp of power

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 –…

France 24

Italy elections: Campaigning is over. Now what?

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

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Giorgia Meloni may become Italy's 1st far-right leader since World War II

Far-right candidate Giorgia Meloni is favored to be voted in as Italy's next prime minister Sunday. Her Brothers of Italy party has roots in the neo-fascist movement that emerged after World War II.

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Giorgia Meloni could make history as Italy's first female PM. She would also be its first far-right leader since Benito Mussolini

Giorgia Meloni has risen from political obscurity to potentially become Italy's first far-right female leader. But her critics warn her ascension comes at a fragile time in Europe and evokes memories of Italy's fascist past.

ABC News

Italy's election campaign ends, tensions between EU and right flares

Italy's leaders held their final rallies on Friday ahead of a parliamentary election at the weekend that is expected to be won by a rightist alliance, putting Rome on possible collision course with Brussels.

Reuters

Berlusconi claims Russians ‘pushed’ Putin into Ukraine war

Italian former PM’s party is part of coalition expected to win Sunday’s general election

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Who is Giorgia Meloni, the far-right contender set to be Italy's first female PM?

Giorgia Meloni, who has campaigned under the slogan of "God, country and family", is likely to lead Italy's most conservative government in years if her Brothers of Italy party and its allies win the general election on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Same-sex parenting not normal, says aide to Italy's Meloni

Same-sex parenting is not normal, a senior member of the far-right party expected to win Italy's election on Sunday has suggested, casting a fresh spotlight on its socially conservative agenda.

Reuters

Will a right-wing win push Italy towards Russia?

Italy’s national election on Sunday will likely bring to power parties with historically friendly ties to the Kremlin.

Al Jazeera

Italian rightwing coalition makes final push before election

Packed rally in Rome closes campaigns for group forecast for landslide victory in polls on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Analysis: A Meloni election win could shift Europe's balance of power

The European Union's powerhouses will have to tread carefully around Giorgia Meloni if the nationalist candidate's coalition wins Italy's election on Sunday, or risk pushing Rome towards Hungary and Poland, European officials said.

Reuters

Explainer-Rightist alliance set for Italian election victory

Italy votes in a national election on Sunday that could herald its most right-wing government since World War Two, led by its first woman prime minister.

Reuters

Italy's right seen winning election but watch out for 5-Star, pollsters say

Italy's rightist bloc led by Giorgia Meloni is strongly expected to win Sunday's election but voter sentiment has shifted in the last two weeks and surprises should not be ruled out, pollsters say.

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'Crucial' vote could move Italy to right; many might boycott

Italian voters cast ballots on Sunday in an election that has been billed as crucial as Europe reels from the repercussions of war in Ukraine

France 24

Women’s rights denied: Abortion on the line as Italy’s far right eyes power

Italy’s surging far-right parties have been eroding abortion rights at the regional level, adding further hurdles to what was already an obstacle course for many women. With Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing coalition tipped to win the country’s general election on Sunday, there are fears the same policies could be replicated at…

Reuters

Meloni and Berlusconi take the stage as Italy's right eyes victory

The leaders of Italy's right-wing alliance put on a show of unity on Thursday and promised a new era of stable government at a closing rally three days before an election which they are on course to win.

Reuters

Senior Brothers of Italy figure Tremonti blames EU for high inflation

A senior figure in the far-right Brothers of Italy party, which is tipped to win national elections at the weekend, on Thursday blamed 10 years of European Union monetary and fiscal policies for skyrocketing inflation.

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Italy election set to crown Meloni head of most right-wing govt since WW2

Italy's parliamentary election on Sunday could make history, giving the country its first female prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War Two.

The Guardian - UK

‘Times have changed’: Italian town once run by communists poised to vote far right

Sesto San Giovanni in Milan, a key swing seat, has embraced Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy

Bangkok Post

Italy: The hard right nears the reins of power

There's an election in Italy this Sunday, almost exactly 100 years after Benito Mussolini's "blackshirts" marched on Rome and brought the first fascist dictator to power.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Italy’s resistance anthem: sing it loud, sing it proud

Editorial: Attempts by Italy’s radical right to ghettoise Bella Ciao are part of an attempt to airbrush history

Foreign Affairs

Italy’s Election Paradox

America and the EU should root for a far-right populist.

Reuters

Italy's conservative alliance in lockstep, ready to govern, says Meloni

Italy's right-wing bloc will easily agree on major policy priorities despite recent disagreements if it wins this weekend's national election, the alliance's de facto leader, Giorgia Meloni, said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Brothers of Italy suspends candidate after online post praising Hitler found

Election candidate for the rightwing party had called Hitler a ‘great statesman’ in a 2014 Facebook post

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