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Giorgia Meloni snaps a selfie at a rally in Rome. AP
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Matteo Salvini, Silvio Berlusconi and Giorgia Meloni seem set to form Italy’s next coalition government leadership. EPA
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A poster of Giorgia Meloni on the side of a bus in Rome. AP
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Matteo Salvini during a general election campaign rally in Rome. Bloomberg
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A general election campaign rally by a right-wing coalition made up of Brothers of Italy, Forza Italia and League parties, in the Italian capital. Bloomberg
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Silvio Berlusconi speaks in Rome. Bloomberg
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Giorgia Meloni attends the centre-right coalition closing rally in Rome. AP
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Matteo Salvini and Giorgia Meloni speak before a general election campaign rally in Rome. Bloomberg
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Clashes between protesters and police at a rally of Italian election frontrunner Giorgia Meloni in Palermo, Sicily. AFP
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Giorgia Meloni snaps a selfie at a rally in Rome. AP
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Matteo Salvini, Silvio Berlusconi and Giorgia Meloni seem set to form Italy’s next coalition government leadership. EPA
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A poster of Giorgia Meloni on the side of a bus in Rome. AP
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Matteo Salvini during a general election campaign rally in Rome. Bloomberg
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A general election campaign rally by a right-wing coalition made up of Brothers of Italy, Forza Italia and League parties, in the Italian capital. Bloomberg
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Silvio Berlusconi speaks in Rome. Bloomberg
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Giorgia Meloni attends the centre-right coalition closing rally in Rome. AP
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Matteo Salvini and Giorgia Meloni speak before a general election campaign rally in Rome. Bloomberg
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Clashes between protesters and police at a rally of Italian election frontrunner Giorgia Meloni in Palermo, Sicily. AFP
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Giorgia Meloni snaps a selfie at a rally in Rome. AP
Italy poised to hand power to Meloni's migrant-sceptic right
Party with neo-fascist roots set for victory in Sunday's general election
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