Italian far-right leader says she is ready to govern

Some observers had expected that she would then announce that he had given her the mandate to try to form a government

Brothers of Italy’s leader Giorgia Meloni in Rome (AP)

Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has said she and her allies have asked the nation’s President to give her the mandate to assemble a new government.

Ms Meloni and her allies met briefly with President Sergio Mattarella on Friday.