Giorgia Meloni is on course to become Italy’s first female prime minister and lead the country’s most right-wing government since the Second World War after triumphing in the general election. As results poured in last night Meloni, 45, told cheering supporters in Rome: “Italians have clearly indicated they want a centre-right government led by Brothers of Italy. She added: “Italians have chosen us and we will not betray them, as we have never betrayed them.”SponsoredPartial results place the Brothers of Italy on 26 per cent, making it the leading party, with Meloni’s allies Matteo Salvini, 49, the leader of the League, on 9 per cent and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia on 8 per cent. The coalition’s combined share of more than 40

Source: The Times September 26, 2022 10:46 UTC