Italy looks set to elect its first female prime minister

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Polls show that Giorgia Meloni, whose Brother of Italy party has neo-fascist roots, is likely to become the country’s next prime minister. The anti-EU, anti-immigration and anti-Islam politician once said that dictator Mussolini did some great things. The World’s Orla Barry reports on what a Meloni win could look like.

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