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Italy's right heads for clear election victory, final polls indicate

Italy's right-wing bloc is on track to win a clear majority in both houses of parliament at this month's election, according to studies based on the final opinion polls before a ban on their publication kicks in on Saturday.

Reuters

Cracks show over Russia as Italy’s far-right alliance heads for election win

Giorgia Meloni, tipped to become PM, backs sanctions while Matteo Salvini says they are bringing Italy to its knees

The Guardian - UK

Italy election: who’s running, who will win, and why does it matter?

Polls are predicting centre-right coalition led by ‘post-fascist’ Brothers of Italy will triumph later this month

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‘Vote for us to never see her again’: fury after Italy politician’s video with Roma woman

Far-right councillor Alessio Di Giulio films video of himself with Roma woman in Florence

The Guardian - UK

Italy's Meloni warns of broader risks posed by Ukraine conflict

Giorgia Meloni, set to lead a new Italian government with two parties once close to Moscow, warned on Sunday of the risk posed to Western nations by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling it the "tip of the iceberg" in a struggle for influence.

Reuters

Meloni, former far-right activist, heads for Italian PM's office

In her teens, Giorgia Meloni used to sneak out at the dead of night and help plaster her Rome neighbourhood with far-right posters, playing a game of cat and mouse with leftist foes that could easily turn violent.

Reuters

Italy's far-right Meloni launches campaign riding high in the polls

Giorgia Meloni is expected to become Italy’s next prime minister in the September 25 general elections as her far-right Brothers of Italy party rides high in the polls, capitalising on widespread disillusionment with the status quo. FRANCE 24 reports.

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Gritty cult director Ferrara gets religion in 'Padre Pio'

Abel Ferrara is perhaps best known for his gritty New York exploitation films of the 1980s and 1990s that delved into the soulless evils of drug addiction, corruption and sexual violence

The Independent UK

Italy's Meloni promises to defy Chinese and Russian expansionist ambitions

Italy will look to limit China's economic expansion and continue to support Ukraine militarily if a rightist alliance wins next month's election, nationalist leader Giorgia Meloni told Reuters.

Reuters

Exclusive-Italy's Meloni says public finances will be safe in her hands

The Italian rightist alliance's ambitious spending plans will respect European Union budget rules and not blow a hole in the country's finances, the head of the party topping the polls ahead of a national election next month said.

Reuters

Italy's Meloni slams energy policy as campaign heats up

Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has led her first election campaign rally in the Adriactic port city of Ancona

The Independent UK

Monday briefing: Italy’s political dysfunction opens the door to a far-right prime minister

In today’s newsletter: After the collapse of Mario Draghi’s caretaker government, Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist Brothers of Italy party look set for power – why?

The Guardian - UK

Abortion rights at risk in region led by party of Italy’s possible next PM

The Brothers of Italy has further impeded access to abortion in the Marche region - a policy it could replicate nationally if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

Far-right Italian leader Meloni rides popular wave in polls

Giorgia Meloni is riding a wave of popularity that next month could see her become Italy’s first female prime minister and its first far-right leader since World War II

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The Guardian view on Giorgia Meloni: repositioning Europe’s radical right

Editorial: The Brothers of Italy leader has embraced EU integration and rejected her party’s neo-fascist roots. She remains a threat to what the European project stands for

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Italian actor Gina Lollobrigida, 95, says she will run in general elections

Hollywood actor plans to run for senator with Eurosceptic party ISP, saying she is ‘fed up with quarrelling politicians’

The Independent UK

Italy's Letta: Italian right-wing threatens Europe democracy

The leader of Italy's Democratic Party is warning of the threats to European democracy posed by Italy's right-wing nationalistic parties

The Guardian - UK

Scepticism over Giorgia Meloni’s claim ‘fascism is history’ in Italian far right

Critics say message is part of election game plan and point to recent speech on immigration and homosexuality

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Berlusconi plots another comeback ‘to make everyone happy’

Disgraced former PM will run as Forza Italia candidate for senate in alliance led by far-right Brothers of Italy

The Independent UK

Italy's far-right Meloni on vote: I'm no danger to democracy

Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who is leading in opinion polls ahead of next month's elections, is insisting she won't be a danger to democracy if she becomes the country's next premier

Reuters

Italy's right heads for ample majority at election, study shows

Italy's mainly right-wing bloc is on track to win a broad majority in both houses of parliament at next month's national election, a study showed on Tuesday, benefiting from divisions among its opponents.

The Guardian - UK

Italy’s far right turns Lampedusa’s refugee crisis to its advantage

The tiny island, once famed for its welcoming approach to those risking their lives in the Mediterranean, is centre stage as elections approach

Reuters

Meloni says would be honour to be Italy's first female PM

Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said it would be a "great honour" if she were the first woman to lead the country, with her Brothers of Italy party topping the polls ahead of an election next month.

Reuters

Italy's right-wing frontrunner party won't jeopardize recovery plan funds - founder tells paper

The right-wing Brothers of Italy party, leading in polls ahead of next month's election, will not jeopardize Italy's access to a European Union-funded investment programme, the party's founder was quoted as saying on Friday.

Reuters

Italy's lower house backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden

Italy's Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Tuesday to ratify the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in a vote welcomed by Giorgia Meloni, whose far-right Brothers of Italy party is seen as the front runner in the coming election.

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