Far-right nationalist Giorgia Meloni to become Italy’s first female PM

ROME: Giorgia Meloni to become country's first female prime minister under the leadership of far-right party Brothers Italy. This is the first time that a far-right party has come to power in Italy since World War II.

The leftist Democratic Party conceded defeat even before the counting of votes was completed. When the final results are announced today, the Brothers of Italy coalition is expected to win between 227 and 257 seats in the 400-member parliament. With Georgia coming to power, 15 out of 45 countries in Europe will be headed by women. The ruling coalition includes the parties of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, known as Italy's Trump. The new government will take office in October.