italy is a key player.y include silvio berlusconi, former prime minister and anti—immigration populace, both men traditionally extremely close to vladimir putin. what the uk and nato want to know is will italy keep sending weapons to the ukraine or keep to western sanctions against russia? giorgia meloni has always voted in favour of those sanctions and said she will continue that line but that concern in the international community. absolutely brussels is biting its nails, they very much worried a nationalist government under giorgia meloni would side with poland and hungary against brussels and on many issues, particularly immigration or fiscal policy. i would say that fear is tempered because one thing about the nationalists on the european stage as each one wants to be the leader, whether it is viktor 0rban of hungary or maybe giorgia meloni of italy. they do not work very well together but giorgia meloni government could definitely cause headaches for brussels. we government could definitely cause head

it is the demonstration that, er...the mayors in italy, we won the largest part of the mayors in italyhat our party is a party of the people. the party where boots on the ground, we are there. we are a very popular party. and i have to say also, our main proposal is to say on the tax side of the programme, is to lower taxes on labour, because we think that the main problem of the country in italy is the fact that taxes on labour are higher than taxes on finance. and we think that we have to push, to boost labour workers, and, er...we think that is our, also, mission. we are a party coming from the progressive side. mm. and progressive side means also, er... ..having the possibility to help workers to have a better life. but you are also seen as the party, perhaps, of the status quo. you talk about your admiration for draghi. frankly, in recent years, italy has not looked, to many italians, like a country that has solutions to problems. take one big challenge — migration. i... if one looks at the figures... hang on. if one looks at the figures most recent, this year, in the first half o

not only raising questions of what will change inside italy, but how italy will present itself abroad. >> the main challenge for giorgia meloni as prime minister would be to be accepted by the main european council as a partner. otherwise if she will push too far on her agenda, whether it will be very soon problems for the italian economy and the relationship with the eu. >> there will be consultations before the italian president appoints a prime minister. that seems to be all but a formality. giorgia meloni is set to be italy's first female prime minister. the question then, what will hurriedly look like? >> who exactly is giorgia meloni ? she grew up in rome and has been in politics since age 15. now at 45 she has been the head of the far right brothers of italy party for eight years, credited with helping again national support by pledging to reduce taxes, promote italy's standing in the eu, and continue supporting sanctions against russia. her hardline views on immigration and what she calls the preservation of the christian family have raised fears of a return to controversial p

—— italy's next prime minister.as because imports. he also holds some pretty controversial views on vladimir putin and russia. a few years ago, he would do ignite a t—shirt with vladimir putin's face on it, and he recently criticised sanctions against russia, saying that they had italians more than... if i can also bring you a couple of tweets from young women, one of them is saying this result makes me want to leave italy. it is worth remembering that georgia maloney is a very divisive figure, and some people have raised concerns about her views specifically on abortion. she has said in the past that she lives in fear for a society, and some women are concerned she will make it harderfor women some women are concerned she will make it harder for women to get an abortion. ., . ~' make it harder for women to get an abortion. ., ., ~ ., ., h, make it harder for women to get an abortion. ., ., ~ ., ., ., abortion. you talked earlier about a coule abortion. you talked earlier about a couple of tweets _ abortion. you tal

it's been a divisive election, not only raising questions of what will change inside italy, but how italy will present itself abroad. the main challenge of angela ford maloney asked by minister i would, would be to be accepted by the main european countries as a credible and reliable partner. otherwise, if things will go wrong, i if maloney were pushed to ard on a her far i the agenda, whether might be of course, very soon of some problems for italian political stability, italian economy and as well. yeah. really? she really you might be traveling. there will be weeks for political consultations and appointments before the italian president sandra method. ella appoints a prime minister, but that seems to be all but a formality. georgia maloney is set to be italy's 1st fema prime minister. the question then, what will her italy look like? stephanie decker or 0 rome or so who exactly is a ga, maloney was she grew up in rome and has been in politics since the age of 15. now, 45, she's been the head of the far right brothers of italy, party for 8 years. she's credited with helping again, nati

what do you think, does the new support him in this the prime minister of italy, look at italy, it isin these positions that italy has taken in relation to the european union. italy is a large nation, wealthy and well-off. however, the nation is very cranky who never wanted to complete the homework that europe asked her. thus , for years there has been a strong moment of conflict with europe, like we do what we have to do. and you italians behave like prickly urchins who do not fulfill their duties, not that the italians i am interested in what hungary is doing, but they say that hungary has the right to do what it wants, why do they say that not because they are very interested in orvin's position regarding putin and ukraine, but because the italians are busy with their affairs on other fronts and therefore when they find someone else who wants to take care of their own affairs only on this they seem to be compatible in reality, but their positions on putin and ukraine do not coincide, only the fact of unwillingness to comply with the demands of europe coincides well, absolutely no,

the very heart of your opinion on italy used to be at the very heart of europe and italy needs to be at the center of the european union. we need stronger europe. that is exactly the opposite that sir maloney and the far right and that he thinks they, their idea is that sir m. europe has to work with veto rides for each country, unanimity vote. that is exactly the opposite for us. we think that we need more federal europe, more integration, or majority votes and not unanimity votes. we need europe of health. we need further integration on migration policies on social issues, on how to work on energy. for instance, how much significance ward, a government under georgia maloney give to the autocratic block. i mean, there's a power struggle going on between sort of the old western and european countries and the fairly new members in the east. how dangerous is that for the european union? as a concept? i think we saw last week, how big is the danger? i do? parliament, maloney, and saline they decided to help or been against what the union is deciding on or bends. decisions on rule of law

and italy. you have to keep that in mind is the 3rd largest member of the you a very potent and very important member of the you. and the other hand, they also are governments like in poland and hungary that are quite happy that now they have a new ally in their fights with the you commission about the rule of law and money and also gay rights and abortion rights. and not dumbly penned the french right wing a party lead already said bologna, we'll teach europe a lesson. now of course, george maloney is somebody that the rest of these european leaders are going to have to deal with dealing with probably what's expected from her if she does become prime minister as expected was she ran her campaign on a very simple slogans. actually. she said italy, 1st, she wants to fight for italy's national interest in brussels. she didn't say exactly what she meant. and so you can, you can imagine that she wants more money out of the u coffers. she will stop all migration from her country's cells of italy's, o

i talia the league and brothers of italy value italy's move toward right when government comes amid political instability, slow and can it growth and an energy crisis caused by the war and ukraine. if she does end up prime minister, maloney will have her work cut out for her. italy has historically had stronger voter participation, but this time just 64 percent turned out. i asked our correspondent, julius, how daily, why so many italians stayed home? oh, there it is, a clean, clear sign of dissatisfaction in italy, not only with the current parties running, but with the political class in general. we've seen people not really have trust in the parties that have governed until now and well, many decided not to go to the pulls at all. the fact that judge maloney was the, is the winner of these election according to the results we have until now is also a sign that there is a satisfaction. and italians were looking for changed. her party was not in government in the last few years. and she's seen as a new face, someone who can bring a breath of fresh air to the political system in italy. and th

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could this be a rare chance for political stability in italy? it could be what is interesting is to look at how together the 3 parties of the collision end up working. we've seen that john de maloney has obtained with her brothers of italy quite a big majority compared to the other 2 main parties in the coalition, the league and a fort se dahlia or they do agree on a lot of their policy points from reducing taxes to how they deal with a lot of the irrelevant issues in italy, especially looking at the cost of living crisis. but they do differ on some other issues. for example, if we look at foreign policy, we see a bit of loose, corny in fantasy talia and saline in the league being a bit more pro russia a well georgia maloney has positioned herself as being starkly a pro. you can ukraine and following the european line, or we see that on some points they really do differ and will have to keep an eye on whether they manage to maintain unity or whether they start to fight internally within the coalition. because do you think so really and bella sco

relationship between italy and the european union and italy and nato.the coverage and analysis on this fascinating story in the days and weeks ahead over the political horse trading before the formation of a government. it now looks like it will be a right wing government led by giorgia meloni becoming the first far right leader of this country since mussolini. with that, it's back to you. that was mark lowen reporting on the political situation in italy. we will return to italy a little later in the programme, but for now let's turn to the philippines. a category three tropical storm has made landfall northeast of capital manila. super typhoon noru has been lashing the eastern parts of the country with high winds and torrential rain. thousands of evacuations are under way, and president ferdinand marcosjunior has suspended work and classes for monday. our correspondent laura bicker has the details. super typhoon noru crashed into the main island of the philippines. winds gusted up to 180 miles an hour and there but noru developed into a super typhoon w

relationship between italy and the european union at italy and the european union at italy in nato. the days and weeks ahead over the political horse trading before the formation of a government. it now looks like it will be a right wing government led by giorgia meloni becoming the first far right leader of this country since mussolini. with that, it's back to you. mark lowen, thank you so much for your excellent reporting tonight. plenty on the bbc website, particularly a piece mark has written, so do watch out for that. let's take a look at some of the stories in the uk. the leader of the opposition labour party, sir keir starmer, says if he wins the next election, he will reinstate the 45p top rate of tax which the conserved government is to scrap. as the labour party conference got under way, he said the labour party would take a very different approach to economic growth, partly by promoting green energy. police in the northern city of huddersfield say two teenage boys have been charged over the death of a 15—year—old boy. khayri mclean died after he was stabbed last week, clo

talking about the debt and italy's that, well over i debt and italy's that, well over 150% of gdp, sortally there are constraints there. what sort of leveraged do you think the european union could have? it leveraged do you think the european union could have?— leveraged do you think the european union could have? we have already overcome a lot, but there is also however the possibility that they would not be able to control the debt and it would not be able to control the deficit, and considering the fact that italian gdp is now heading towards a recession, so that means that if you reduce the gdp also the debt to gdp ratio will increase, so this is going to happen. one thing is to say that she is constrained our government would be constrained, which is also debatable. what our government would be constrained, which is also debatable.— which is also debatable. what does this mean for— which is also debatable. what does this mean for the _ which is also debatable. what does this mean for the very _ this mean for the very european italy that we have known for decades, a founding member

final hour of voting in italy. the country is deciding whether to choose its most right—wing government since the second world war. lam i am live in rome where we will soon find out if italy has swung behind its first foray to leader since the iranian president threatens "decisive action" to stop the wave of anti—government protests sweeping the country. and houses are washed into the sea, as storm fiona batters the east coast of canada the bbc goes behind—the—scenes of america's spy agency as the cia marks its 75th anniversary. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. italians have just one hour left to vote in a general election that could see the country choose its most right—wing government since the second world war and pave the way for giorgia meloni to become italy's first woman prime minister. a right—wing alliance led by her brothers of italy party appeared set for a clear victory when the last opinion polls were published two weeks ago. let's cross live now to rome and mark lowe

said that italy might. this may now mean that italy may be throwing a wrench into the works of the of europe or other brussels of institutions. italy used to be a very close partner, used to be a safe bet in the past. and now a lot of a lot of the sentiment has, is that a lot of people are actually worried what my, what may come next. so what do you think is wrong on a collision course with brussels? being hard enough, not pushing hard enough for italy's interests. and yet she also companion in italy, 1st policy. so we may be seeing maybe seeing her come to brussels being more assertive, pushing more for, for, for it if or italy's interests for for ellie's ideas. but we also know that she has tone down her narrative, tried to become a bit more moderate show herself as a bit more moderate. um, ah, and move a little bit more towards the mainstream. so it is a bit too early to tell. um, but we also know that eli is waiting are for 200000000000 euros of fi you recovery fund and this is one thing that's a brusse

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so convincing victory for the right wing parties in italy, d. w correspond julius of delhi, as in rome, she spoke to a senior member of georgia moran. his brothers of italy, party about their win. i knew is elaine luca's alley. she is a member of parliament for from italy, natania the party of jordan's army, lonnie. miss lucas ali doug maloney has said that she wants to govern for the entirety of italy for all of the population, but are looking at some of the leading values policies. for example, some non progressive policies looking at migration for l g b t writes, are abortion. how is she going to unite the country with these topics that are so divisive? well, 1st of all, these are not our priority right now because a economy ward that we are leaving right now. it's very tough. and i, i think our priority will be different in, you know, right away. after that, i think that is not that we are now progressive. are we are conservative, which is a different now way to look at our country an ad at the ward. but if you look at it, italian population

they think italy will support them from now on. we have to see how that plays out. right. and the massive issue facing at europe at the moment in so many ways that ukraine want us to georgia bologna stance on that war at bean and, and is her attitude to president putin likely to threaten r e u unity. i don't think so. italy will not alter its foreign policy in this point of judge maloney in the has a denounced the war. she says, put in is wrong, resist aggression against ukraine. she is supporting the sanctions of the you against russia. and she's also supporting the supply of weapons and money to ukraine. but she has to a coalition partners and for the lager, and for for hey tanya, it's not so clear if they also support this stance. but experts say she was not order. had the russia policy for now, right. at the turn it was low by italian standards, about 64 percent. why? yeah. what's 10 percent lower than the last elections? 4 years ago because italian voters are actually fed up with the whole system. they had 3 governments in the last 4 years. all parties somehow involve

italy, no facts, without citing.l, what, i mean the statement of the head of the european commission, if not direct rude interference in the electoral process of will in the free expression of the democratic will of the citizens of one of the leading countries of the european union yes indeed, that was a very loud statement by ursula vonderlein, a and judging by the results of the italians did not listen to him. well , from your point of view, will george melonis listen to the opinion of brussels now, taking into account the high degree of italy ’s debt load ? e hmm your country, not the european union you know, i am absolutely sure that any leader of any country should have left the interests, first of all, of the people of his country who elect him leader. e government. will someone take an example from whom, if there is mrs. melonia, who has good relations with mr. morgan with the leadership of uh poland with some parties in europe - this is an open question. i think e government policy madam melody, by the way, t

u and italy. i think the expectation is that there will be more conflicts, but i think it's important to give the new government the chance to behave cooperatively. italy wants to get a lot of money from the you and this is linked to conditions. so there are strong incentives for the new government to comply with these conditions. so that's what i expect them to do with the rhetoric during the campaign. is one thing. but i think the political reality will have its effect, so i wouldn't expect a major conflict. of course, there's a lot of uncertainty regarding the, the way in which the new government approaches its relations to the you. so you spoke of conditions and of course these conditions for accessing you finds include reforms like improving taxation and competition to predict any implementation difficulties with these reforms under a maloney government that this is very hard to predict, but yes, i do expect implementation problems. the new government does have its agenda, it has made its pro

how nervous are people there about italy's predicted swing to the far right? but brussels is very nervous because herb mrs. maloney is siding, was poland, and hungary, which are also against many you policies. and these countries, the national conservative a camp, would have a very strong ally. if italy is governed by a right wing block, you know you've been doing it in round many, thanks ah, rush us war on ukraine and the resulting disruption of global energy markets have shifted many people's attention away from the world's environmental crises. but the summer's heat waves and droughts in europe, wild fires and the record monsoon flooding and pakistan are all reminders that climate change is very much still happening here in berlin. and in cities around the world, people took to the streets and rallies, organized by the fridays for future movement. the demonstrations were time to remind global leaders meeting at the united nations in new york, that governments must take action now to avert catastrophic climate change. and i can now speak to dominican le, so

italy swings to the right, as giorgia meloni's far—right "brothers of italy" party wins the general electiona wider spectrum of models, so who is earning the big bucks now?

but if we look at traditionally, italy has always been quite conservative. so people do also subscribe to the values that a judge. i mean, when he brings forward it also, because in the last few years she has worked to make herself more mainstream, more appealing to more moderate voters, voters that are not so far on the rights. and if the polls are confirmed and her party comes in 1st, cindy elections, it will mean there are a lot of more moderate voters do believe that she has become more mainstream, more close to the center than she has been in the past. while this election is also being closely watched in brussels, so what would a far right, populous victory mean for europe? while europe has shown a concern regarding italy and especially were the right wing coalition when these elections and that is because of the current and past positions of the parties in this coalition. for example, if we look at their position towards victoria been the leader of hungary threat vitalia judge maloney's party. and the lead lead by moto says vini are both parties that a

italy's democratic -a has parliament. italy's democratic party has conceded _ parliament. defeat - parliament. italy's democratic party has conceded defeat in i party has conceded defeat in the election, saying it would be the main opposition force. the vice president of the party said they couldn't deny the right has won. how do you see this playing out in terms of politics in italy in the future?— politics in italy in the future? , ., . future? ok, the democratic party and — future? ok, the democratic party and which _ future? ok, the democratic party and which lost - future? ok, the democratic party and which lost the - party and which lost the election, but not only the democratic party. in the right—wing coalition, there is the northern league which is also a loser. of course, the problem with the opposition now, it is very divided. there is the democratic party, but there is the five star movement. they used to rule together, but now they run in different parties... they were not a coalition, and so now there is a problem with the opposition, because it is fragmented

and italy. you have to keep that in mind is the 3rd large member of the you a very potent and very important member of the you and the other. there also are governments like in poland and hungary that are quite happy that now they have a new ally in their fights with commission about the rule of law, the money, and also gay rights and abortion rights, and dumb the pen, the french rights being a part of it already said, bologna, we'll teach europe a lesson. ok, that was bentley. good in rhymes. speaking to us about the results of these italian elections bound. thank you. to the conflict in ukraine now and ukrainian president, florida may zalinski says rushes push to mobilize. hundreds of thousands of reservists for the war is an acknowledgment that its army is unable to fight. the kremlin has also increased the penalties for any one refusing the draft, but this hasn't stopped a wave of russians fleeing the country to escape the call up while others have stayed to protest the war. ah, shots rang o

also coming up, italy is on core sports 1st far right lead government since the 2nd world war and alliance led by georgia, maloney has secured more than 40 percent of sunday's boat. maloney is set to become italy's 1st female prime minister. and a deadly storm slams into the philippines. super typhoon, nor rule kills at least 6 people. 5 of them rescue workers. ah hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. we begin with some breaking news. russian authorities say a gunman has opened fire at a school killing at least 13 people. the attack took place in the city of is shifts a regional capital and central russia. early reports say 7 children are among the dead, along with teachers and security guards. the schools back the way it is, the attack took place. the regional governor said the attacker died from self inflicted injury. journalist peter costs of his following this from the left, the in capital riga. peter, what more can you tell us about the shooting to the moments we know that a lot of casualties and they're reporting the date and time is simple with unofficially, according t

he has been prime minister of italy for a long time.ew years he became known for his parties. he is also a convicted crimina tax fraud and bribery. for him, this represents a big political comeback and want to work closely with baloney to keep his position. >> now to a big story that is straight out oa sci-fi movie. in the next few hours, nasa is planning to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid to change its course. the space rock does not pose any danger to earth, but the mission will test whether one could be diverted if it were heading to our planet. our science editor has the details. >> it is a cataclysmic scenario, an asteroid heading for our planet wh the potential for mass devastation. it has happened before. a space rock wiped out the dinosaur66 million years ago. but now nasa is testing a way to stop any future threats. in just a few hours, a spacecraft called dart will crash into an asteroid. this space rock poses no threat but it is a test to show how we can deal with one on a collision course with earth. >> we are not lookin

figs this far right government mean for the people of italy?— the people of italy?s mark was just outlining. — the people of italy? as mark was just outlining, this _ the people of italy? as mark was just outlining, this would - the people of italy? as mark was just outlining, this would be - the people of italy? as mark was just outlining, this would be the | just outlining, this would be the first far right government italy has seen since the second world war, so it would spell a political change for italy, but as his report was also reflecting, italian politics can be volatile, and when you talk to people here about polling day, we were speaking to voters yesterday, a lot of people didn't know how they were going to vote today. there is a sense of wariness, another government coming and going in this political system that sees it happen not infrequently. so obviously it depends how the votes shake down, who might become or be appointed as prime minister, and who forms the next government. but certainly some of those policies that giorgia meloni from brothers of i

it's a right that basically defends italy's interest. he then he die. yeah. her supporters want a strong leader and to night maloney renews her promise to take on the establishment who has frightened us. there are people who are afraid. friends of those who are in positions, they do not deserve just because they are members of the democratic party. it's good, they fear us. now, italians will be heading to the polls on sunday after a broad government coalition collapsed earlier the summer. the last government here in italy can be seen as a successful one in many ways managed to navigate part of the covert crisis and also saved italy, a huge chunk of the you recovery fund. but it was also a technical government supported by parties, both on the left and on the rights. and in the end, a lot of people simply didn't know what this government stood for. a difficult economic situation and the government's failure to respond has also disappointed a lot of voters, something that a large parts of the country, the center right, was able to use to their advantage. but th

italy has a _ problem for her is investors. italy has a very— problem for her is investors.arket investors have been taking it on the side, the reassuring statement that she wants to be responsible and public finances, she doesn't _ responsible and public finances, she doesn't want to overspend. but then of course, _ doesn't want to overspend. but then of course, from tomorrow, they are going _ of course, from tomorrow, they are going to _ of course, from tomorrow, they are going to need facts, notjust once. to what— going to need facts, notjust once. to what extent is all about this just about italy's uncomfortable relationship with its pass? the fact just about italy's uncomfortable rela there p with its pass? the fact just about italy's uncomfortable rela there was :h its pass? the fact just about italy's uncomfortable rela there was :h its pass? th to |ct that there was not equivalent to denazification as it in germany, denazification as it was in germany, which allowed the authorities to rise again?— rise again? there is a minority nostal: ic rise again? there is a mino

, where i am, one of— course, northern italy, where i am, one of the — course, northern italy, where tax cut seems to have _ country. that idea of tax cut seems to have gone down quite well with people _ to have gone down quite well with people and businesses. and i think there _ people and businesses. and i think there is— people and businesses. and i think there is a _ people and businesses. and i think there is a sense too that in an area for the _ there is a sense too that in an area for the often — there is a sense too that in an area for the often black right—leaning politicians, giorgia meloni seems to have the _ politicians, giorgia meloni seems to have the momentum behind. she seems to be generating the most interest. a couple _ to be generating the most interest. a couple of— to be generating the most interest. a couple of women we have spoken to have talked _ a couple of women we have spoken to have talked about the fact that they would _ have talked about the fact that they would like to see eight women in power— would like to see eight women in power for— would like to s

who is the melody, who is the woman, italy will take it seriously, italy i'm on prena sunseril will take it seriously let's not forget that in italy public opinion is formed on the basis of what people see on tv. lately, the channels have allowed melony to be in the center and look like a politician, inspiring credibility, she has also been on light enough talk shows specifically to gain sympathy and look like a politician, which attracts people is a story about a young french melody filmed in the gorbatenen quarter. it 's important to understand why she dresses the way she does. and why does he say that, i'm trying to be more calm and peaceful, but i came out of a hunchback into nature. he takes his own melody, he says, this is at every rally. this unique place is neither the center nor the outskirts, the mix did not connect to the quarter founded by king victoria menuele the third and deserves to be salted. films are shot here, murals are painted here, the most famous directors and artists happy birthday gorbattella the quarter that characterizes me was written by the leader of the bro

a moment of history in italy. meloni looks set to become the country's first far—right leader since the second world war and italy's first female prime minister. a people smuggler tells the bbc the government's policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda is not deterring migrants. and nasa prepare to crash a space probe into an asteroid to find out how hard it would be save the planet. to save the planet. coming up on the bbc news channel... as england face into their final match ahead of the world cup, manager gareth southgate admits he faces losing his job if results don't go his way in qatar. good afternoon. the pound fell overnight to its lowest level against the dollar for half a century. asian markets were reacting in part to the government's announcement last week of tax cuts and increased borrowing to pay for them. at one stage sterling plunged to around $1.03 before regaining ground. a weaker pound raises the cost of some imports, which in turn makes inflation higher and it could also mean higher interest

in italy, the center-right coalition wins early parliamentary elections, the union of the parties italy'sthers league and forward italy is gaining about 44% of the vote. after counting 99% of ballots a new example for the first time in the history of the country, most likely will be the leader of the brothers of italy, george meloni , all the details from our stopcor in rome asimyanova. george miloni made herself wait three hours before she went to the microphones. but how long did you wait? she had this victory at the age of 19, handing out leaflets of the national alliance, she said in an interview that the day when she would win would definitely come in the last elections of her party, brothers, italy was not given even five percent. today she has 25 she won and the prime minister's chair is on 99% of her grandees kill the great goal that we as a political force have always set for ourselves was that the italians could once again be proud of being italians, that they would proudly wave the italian flag. this is our task and we will fulfill it from the stage and the melody thanks silvia

, brothers of italy took a 26% of the vote in italy.ess you want to say all italians are fascist or most of them, it is not true. we are not that. we are a new way to think of right politics. and that is it. guest: others fear that the election results may tape the balance in -- may tip the balance in european union decision-making to the rate. >> italy will be led by the right. the trend that arose in sweden a few weeks ago has also come here. today is a sad day for italy and for europe. there are hard days ahead of us. guest: though meloni has been known for her hardline views on social issues like immigration and same-sex marriage, when she took the podium, she promised to govern for all italians. it is a message that has resonated with many voters. >> i always supported the left, but they disappointed me. i am 75 years old. i would like to see change. let's give this a try. sure, it is risky, but meloni seems quite confident. we need to change. guest: with the cost-of-living crisis, and the war in ukraine, melanie pop takes ukraine