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    Giorgia Meloni may become Italy's 1st far-right leader since World War II

    Far-right candidate Giorgia Meloni is favored to be voted in as Italy's next prime minister Sunday. Her Brothers of Italy party has roots in the neo-fascist movement that emerged after World War II.
    by Adam Raney Sep 24, 2022 3 minutes
    Supporters of Giorgia Meloni and the Fratelli d'Italia political party at a campaign event in Turin on Sept. 13.

    ROME — If polling is correct, Italians will elect their country's most right-wing government since the end of World War II on Sunday. That's no small matter in a country that has had 69 governments since 1946.

    Leading the coalition that looks likely to secure a majority of seats in Italy's parliament is Giorgia Meloni, leader of Fratelli d'Italia, the Brothers of Italy party.

    If her coalition does win, she will also make history by becoming Italy's first female prime minister.

    Meloni, 45, grew

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