Italy set for its first female Prime Minister

Leader of Italian far-right party 'Fratelli d'Italia' (Brothers of Italy), Giorgia Meloni casts her vote Source: AAP / MASSIMO PERCOSSI/EPA

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Italy is on track for first female prime minister as exit polls suggest a far-right win. If Giorgia Meloni is successful, she will lead Italy's most far-right government since the fall of dictator Benito Mussolini during World War Two.

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