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#BREAKING Giorgia Meloni claims leadership of next Italy government

#BREAKING Far-right Meloni says will govern for all Italians

#UPDATE Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, whose party came top in general elections, says she will seek to lead the next government and work for all Italians.

"Italians have sent a clear message in favour of a right-wing government led by Brothers of Italy," Meloni says

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni says she is ready to govern for "all Italians" after her eurosceptic populists swept to victory in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II

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#BREAKING France wants 'respect' of human rights, abortion in Italy: PM

#UPDATE France will be "attentive" to whether human rights, such as abortion, are respected in Italy after the election victory of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says. But "I am not going to comment on the democratic choice of the Italian people"

#BREAKING 'Populism always ends in catastrophe': Spain foreign minister after Italy far-right vote

#UPDATE Italy took a sharp turn to the right on Monday after Giorgia #Meloni's Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting a one-time Mussolini admirer on course to become the first woman to lead the country ▶️ u.afp.com/ioG4

#BREAKING Germany expects Italy to remain 'very Europe-friendly', government says, despite far-right victory

#BREAKING EU hopes for 'constructive cooperation' with next Italy government

VIDEO: 🇮🇹 Far-right leader Meloni says she will govern for "all Italians"

Giorgia Meloni says she is ready to govern after her eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting her on course to guide Italy's most right-wing government since World War II

#BREAKING Blinken says US 'eager' to work with new Italy govt including on 'respecting human rights'

#BREAKING French President Macron says 'respects' Italy vote, calls to 'keep working together'

#UPDATE French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he respected the "democratic choice" of the Italian people after an election victory for the far-right Brothers of Italy and its populist, Eurosceptic platform ▶️ u.afp.com/iogc