85-year-old former prime minister, kicked out of politics for tax fraud, makes his way back with the help of TikTok as far-right government takes power

Brothers of Italy party and allies set to form 1st far-right Italian government since WWII, but face challenges including ties with the EU, political instability and war in Ukraine

Brothers of Italy leader has highlighted ties to Likud party; Israel, which has boycotted other European far-right leaders, yet to react to election results

Europe's nationalist parties warmly welcome apparent victory of Giorgia Meloni; Spanish FM warns 'catastrophe' always follows populists

Likely new PM's party uses the same flame on its logo as the neo-fascist, post-war MSI, but she says the flame has 'nothing to do with fascism'

Leader of the Brothers of Italy party, Giorgia Meloni, is poised to head Italy's first far-right-led government since Mussolini during World War II

Amid partial results, Giorgia Miloni says 'If we are called to govern this nation, we will do it for everyone, with the aim of uniting the people'

Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, which has neo-fascist roots, looks set to form Italy's most far-right government since dictator Benito Mussolini

Giorgia Meloni, leader of Brothers of Italy party set to establish first far-right Italian government since the fall of Mussolini after World War II

With Brothers of Italy and the League slated to be the big winners in Sunday's election, many fear the latter's Kremlin-friendly leader may take soft-line on Putin over Ukraine war