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Self-employed, Catholics drive Meloni's Italian electoral triumph

Self-employed people and Catholics helped power Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party to electoral victory on Sunday, surveys show, with a significant share of women voters putting her on course to be Italy's first female prime minister.

Reuters

Italy's election humbles former populist heroes Salvini and Di Maio

After Italy's last election in 2018, two men embodied the populist wave sweeping the country - Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini, respective leaders of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League.

Reuters

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi returns to parliament almost 10 years after being banned

The 85-year-old won a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after he was banned over a tax fraud conviction

Evening Standard

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Giorgia Meloni's win in Italy proves even a seemingly successful government can fall victim to populism

In a historic win, Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy took 26% of the national vote in Italy’s latest election – the first time a far-right party will take the lead in government since the second world war. Meloni will become prime minister at the head of a coalition – although…

The Conversation

He's back! Italy's Berlusconi wins Senate seat after tax ban

Italy’s former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy’s parliament nearly a decade after being banned from holding public office over a tax fraud conviction

The Independent UK

Italy’s Salvini vows far-right alliance will last as Meloni heads for power

Leader of League seen as potential threat to stability of government after vote swing to Brothers of Italy

The Guardian - UK

Italy’s drift to the far right began long before the rise of Giorgia Meloni

A normalisation of far-right parties dating back to Berlusconi has paved the way, says the author David Broder

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Patrick Vieira defined Premier League era with Arsenal heroics and bitter Roy Keane feud

Vieira won trophies and cultivated an epic rivalry with Manchester United, but where does he rank among the Best Premier League Transfers Ever? Vote below

Daily Mirror

Italy's Salvini wants outgoing Draghi govt to act on energy prices

Italy's caretaker government, led by Mario Draghi, should not leave it to the next administration to take urgent measures against the energy price hike, the leader of the League party Matteo Salvini said on Monday.

Reuters

Defiant League chief sleeps off Italy poll slump, vows stable government

League leader Matteo Salvini, who just four years ago was hailed as the star of European populist politics, has shrugged off his party's poor showing in Italy's general election and rejected suggestions he might stand down.

Reuters

Homeless activists arrested after gardai evict group from vacant city centre building

Gardai confirmed to Dublin Live that officers entered Parkgate House near Heuston Station early this morning where members of the Revolutionary Housing League, as well as other homeless people, had been staying

Dublin Live

Commentary: Meloni’s influence could be greater in Europe than at home

Giorgia Meloni’s triumph as the first woman to lead a winning party in the macho world of Italian politics is not a moment to celebrate, for she has brought the far right into the European mainstream, precisely a century after her Fascist forebear Benito Mussolini seized power.

Tribune News Service

Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party

Near-final results show a party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, has swept Italy’s national elections

The Independent UK

Meloni's far-right coalition sweeps to victory in Italian general election

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni said on Monday she was ready to govern for "all Italians" after her eurosceptic populists triumphed in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II.

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What will its first far-right leader since WWII mean for Italy?

“Una vittoria storica” – a historic victory. That’s how the website of one of Italy’s major newspapers, the Corriere della Sera, reacted to the exit polls released after voting closed in Italy’s general election on Sunday night.

Reuters

Factbox-Potential flashpoints in Italy's new rightist coalition

Italy's rightist alliance looks sure to win a parliamentary majority following Sunday's election, but its three main parties have different positions in important areas, which could hobble their administration.

Tribune News Service

Meloni’s right-wing bloc set for big win in Italian election

Giorgia Meloni is on track to lead Italy’s most right-wing government since World War II after early results signaled a clear victory for her coalition in Sunday’s election.

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Italy set for hard-right turn

It could be Italy's most right-wing government in decades.

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The Guardian - UK

Italy: internal rivalry could threaten the stability of a Meloni-led coalition

Matteo Salvini has described Giorgia Meloni as a ‘pain in the ass’, while Silvio Berlusconi is rumoured to be unsupportive

Daily Mirror

Tim Cahill: The shadow-boxing Australian whose transfer transformed Everton

The midfielder's ability to pop up with a goal has earned him a nomination in our Best Premier League Transfers Ever poll - and you can cast your vote below...

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Italian election only part of picking government

Sunday's parliamentary election will determine who next governs major industrial economy and key NATO member Italy

The National (Scotland)

Why Rangers legend Ally McCoist is all things to all people on his 60th birthday

ALLY MCCOIST is all things to all people. Today, he celebrates his 60th birthday and reaches another milestone in a life and career of so many.

ABC News

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

Al Jazeera

Italy election: Energy woes prompt voter apathy, anguish

The prospect of a harsh winter is dominating the Italian vote, with many voters worried about sky-high gas bills.

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