as they come in on this, the most crucial of election nights. and i m lucy grey with the other main stories this hour. the iranian president threatens decisive action to stop the wave of anti government protests sweeping the country. super typhoon noru has hit the philippines and is set to sweep through the capital manila with winds of up to 175 kilometres an hour. hello and welcome to rome where in the last few minutes polls have closed in an election which many predict could be a political turning point for the country. polling suggests italy will choose its first female prime minister, giorgia meloni, and the first in the modern era to come from the far right. her brothers of italy party look set to top the vote, but are likely to be forced into coalition with other parties to form a government. in the next hour, we ll be trying to make sense of the rapidly shifting sands of italian politics with our correspondents and a range of experts. what s brought the nation to thi
supermajority a5 sophia said. let s check in with our europe editor. katya adler is at georgia meloni s hq. katya, what is the mood like? lot5 lots of anticipation, a lot of excitement, a lot of media but a lot of people are waiting for giorgia meloni. she decided to vote at the last minute tonight, 5he meloni. she decided to vote at the last minute tonight, she has got to make her way over here. she will be very pleased in that car as she draws up to her headquarters, her brother5 draws up to her headquarters, her brothers of italy party appears to have done extremely well. people know it is notjust because of the election promises 5he know it is notjust because of the election promises she has made because italian5 voted with that cost of living cri5i5 very much in their mind she will also have benefited from spending all that time on the opposition den5e ju5t time on the opposition den5e just like every other major italian party