The European nation looks like its elected Giorgia Meloni and her far-right Brothers of Italy party, as they claimed victory in the country’s general election held on Sunday. With 44% of the vote counted, Meloni’s party is predicted to win up to 26% of the vote – up from 4% in the 2018 election. And together with the League and Forza Italia parties, it looks to have gained control of both houses of the national parliament. The alliance is set to form Italy’s most right-wing government since the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini in WWII, and it will make Meloni the country’s first female PM. After years of political instability, Sunday’s election saw a record-low voter turnout of 64% – down from 74% in 2018. And after campaigning on lower taxes and curbing illegal immigration, Meloni will face pressing issues like soaring energy prices, a slowing economy, and the Ukraine war.