Italy votes for Giorgia Meloni, first far-right government since WWII | USA TODAY

Italy is expected to elect its first female prime minister, the far-right Giorgia Meloni after exit polls show her leading the election.

A party with neo-fascist roots, the Brothers of Italy, won the most votes in Italy's national elections, looking set to deliver the country's first far-right-led government since World War II and make its leader, Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first woman premier.

Italy's lurch to the far right immediately shifted Europe's geopolitics, placing a euroskeptic party in position to lead a founding member of the European Union and its third-largest economy. Right-wing leaders across Europe immediately hailed Meloni's victory and her party's meteoric rise as sending a historic message to Brussels, while Italy's left warned of "dark days" ahead and vowed to keep Italy in the heart of Europe.

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[tristenperez]

It's terrifying how every major news publication pushed out this narrative of her being "Far-Right" at the same time.

[Golgi-Gyges]

All of the media is calling her "far right."
She must be a sensible leader.

[sketchartist]

Bravo Meloni! This is great news! Viva l'italia!

[blackrocks]

She sounds fantastic. So nice to see Italy elect a good common sense politician who puts Italy first, rejects liberal nonsense, protects borders.... Kudos Italy.

[frankcollins]

To the leftists anything that is not woke is far right.

[Dima-pxpr]

Viva Italia stay strong brother and sister ❤️✋

[robertdoyle]

Good for her we need a person like this in America

[MrBill-eemr]

Congrats Italy. Cant wait to see how you fix Italy

[nathan-]

Good for Italy. If she can get the news in a stir, she must be good.

[webportal]

Remember everyone the Democrat cultists that are stating that she is far-right thinks that anyone right of Stalin is far-right.

[danabegley]

Woman, Christian, mom, dad, female male, love these metaphysical words, Ahh, objective truth, like a breath of fresh air

[stealthmako]

anything short of extreme left is now considered "far right"

[dadoofusbeats]

very far right indeed to pick a female, the far left is crying

[StillLivinginthewoods]

Media to English Translation
Far-right: People who believe in protecting borders, cultures, and families. AKA: Decent human beings

[coultersheppard]

Redistribution of wealth, nationalization of industries, and crushing of dissent are not right-wing values. Mussolini was a raging left-wing socialist, who liked a bit of ethnic purity on the side. There is no such thing as a right wing dictator.

[aegeriusaegeri]

VIVA ITALIA! About time people start coming to their senses.

[dadoofusbeats]

in Italy you can be center left and be labeled far right, the more you know....

[danabegley]

USA You should call yourself Communist Today! You go Georgia Meloni!!!!

[Coco-qzfn]

Far right? you mean just right of Stalin ? right?

[RayCasey]

What the hell is "far right"?