Europe
Italy votes in EU election with Meloni poised as powerbroker
2 years agoItaly's Prime Minister and leader of Italian far-right party Brothers of Italy (Fratelli D'Italia - FDI) Giorgia Meloni arrives at the polling station to vote for the European elections, on June 8, 2024 in Rome. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Italy became the first heavyweight nation to cast votes for the EU's next parliament on Saturday, in a test of far-right leader Giorgia Meloni's strength at home and future influence in the bloc.