Italy voters reward Giorgia Meloni’s far-right party, partial results show

(Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Italian voters rewarded Giorgia Meloni’s Eurosceptic party with neo-fascist roots, propelling the country toward what likely would be its first far-right-led government since the Second World War, based on partial results from the election for parliament.

In a victory speech, Ms Meloni struck a moderate tone after projections based on votes counted from some two-thirds of polling stations showed her Brothers of Italy party ahead of other contenders in Sunday’s balloting.