Staff members count ballots voted by Italian citizens living abroad in Bologna, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)
ROME, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Right-wing Brothers of Italy was the most voted party in the Italian elections held to renew the parliament on Sunday, exit polls showed.
The nationalist party led by Giorgia Meloni won 22 percent to 26 percent of the vote, according to an exit poll unveiled by Consorzio Opinio Italia pollster and state TV RAI News 24 soon after polling stations were closed.
If confirmed, Meloni would most likely become the first woman to serve as the country's prime minister in the most right-wing government Italy has had in recent decades. ■
Giorgia Meloni (front, 2nd L), leader of the Brothers of Italy party, leaves after voting at a polling station in Rome, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)
Giorgia Meloni (C), leader of the Brothers of Italy party, arrives at a polling station in Rome, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)
A resident prepares to vote at a polling station in Rome, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)
Residents line up to vote at a polling station in Bologna, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)
Staff members count ballots voted by Italian citizens living abroad in Bologna, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy party, shows her ballots at a polling station in Rome, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)
Staff members count ballots voted by Italian citizens living abroad in Bologna, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio casts a ballot at a polling station in Naples, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)
Giuseppe Conte, former Italian prime minister and leader of the Five Star Movement, casts a ballot at a polling station in Rome, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)
Residents wait to vote at a polling station in Rome, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)
Residents line up to vote at a polling station in Bologna, Italy, Sept. 25, 2022. (Photo by Gianni Schicchi/Xinhua)
