Italians are poised to elect the most right-wing government since the end of WWII, polling indicates. The favored vote for prime minister is Giorgia Meloni, whose party has roots in the post-war, neo-facist movement.
— and in the past has talked about taking Italy out of the common currency, the euro, and even of leaving the European Union. But she has repeatedly promised she'll work with the EU and can be trusted to manage the 200 billion euros Italy has received in European pandemic recovery funds.
Meloni has long insisted that she has no plans to go soft on Russia and has supported Ukraine since war broke out in February.
Enrico Letta, leader of the center-left Democratic Party, arrives at Piazza del Popolo in Rome Friday to hold a rally closing his party's campaign for Sunday's general election.With Italians facing spiraling energy costs, inflation and a lackluster economy, Meloni, whose party only won 4% of the vote in the last election, has positioned herself as an outsider who will shake things up.
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