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Exit polls give Giorgia Meloni’s coalition enough seats to hold parliamentary majority
Giorgia Meloni stands to become the nation’s first female prime minister but most premiers don’t last a full term
Far-right parties are expected to perform well but many voters are predicted to stay away
Loss of Italy as a constructive player in the bloc’s policymaking would represent a blow to Brussels and broader western alliance
Charismatic and persistent, this formidable politician is on her way to being the country’s first female prime minister
. . . via stealth luxury at Prada, and Moschino’s air-filled inflatable collars
Rightwing politician says Russia’s leader ‘only wanted to replace Zelenskyy with a government of decent people’
Voters abroad or outside their legal domicile make up 10 per cent of Italy’s electorate
Potential coalition partners use rally to promise pride and stable government to a frustrated electorate
The coalition leaders may be fierce Eurosceptics but both Rome and Brussels need the relationship to remain functional
Business leaders are wrong to want an election victory for rightwing coalition, says Carlo De Benedetti
Postwar Italian democracy has stood up to successive waves of rightwing populism
Misgivings remain about Giorgia Meloni and her Brothers of Italy party
Borsa Italiana has lost several high-profile companies this year but says it is working on simplifying its rules
Welfare programme among most polarising of issues as many in region look to rightwing Brothers of Italy
From a nine-bedroom villa on Capri to a cliffside property with ceramic tiles designed by Coco Chanel
As energy bills surge, advice from Rome on turning down the heat under saucepans has prompted a culinary debate
After national elections, any coalition has to resolve the future of lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena and air carrier ITA
Matteo Salvini will be tempted to criticise coalition led by Giorgia Meloni after election, say analysts
Prime property with easy access to wonderful waterways
Some countries worry that singling out Moscow would lead Putin to stop all deliveries to Europe
The FT’s Tom Wilson is a keen runner — but was entering a celebrated ultra-marathon in Chamonix a step too far?
Some capitals will take months to work out which households require help and to make payments
Politician aims to distance herself from her party’s fascist roots as she vies to replace Mario Draghi as PM
Fraser shines, in a grotesquely large fat-suit, in the pitiless yet empathetic film
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