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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

EXPLAINED: Explainer italian election only part of picking government | Rare Historical Photos

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Sunday’s parliamentary election will determine who governs next in Italy. But it might take weeks before a coalition government is actually in place to run the major industrial economy and key NATO member.

Opinion polls indicate that voters might elect the first far-right premier of the post-World War II era — and the first woman to lead an Italian government — in the person of Giorgia Meloni.

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