Italy set to vote in far-right Giorgia Meloni as Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni, of the Brotherhood of Italy party, is favourite to emerge victorious in the race to replace Mario Draghi, a former banker, who resigned in July.
Ms Meloni has been criticised for her anti-abortion and LGBT rights positions, as well as for favouring a blockade of Libya to halt illegal immigration. But a poll released two weeks ago suggested that her alliance of several right-wing parties, which is supported by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, would win the election.
It would cap a remarkable rise for the Brotherhood of Italy, which won just 4% of the votes in an election in 2019. Voting opened on Sunday morning at 7am local time, and are due to close at 11pm , at which point an exit poll will be released.
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