hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. italians have just one hour left to vote in a general election that could see the country choose its most right wing government since the second world war and pave the way for giorgia meloni to become italy s first woman prime minister. a right wing alliance led by her brothers of italy party appeared set for a clear victory when the last opinion polls were published two weeks ago. let s cross live now to rome and mark lowen. thank you very much indeed. the last hour of voting before polls close and an exit poll will come out which will suggest whether or not she has done it, all the opinion polls up until the election suggested giorgia meloni was absolutely in first place, a leading contender to win this election with her right wing coalition poised to take power. she has the largest party in the coalition could therefore become italy s first female prime minister and its first far right leader since mussoli
italy has had so far. negotiations could be more difficult with giorgia meloni and that kind of grammar should be established with giorgia meloni as prime minister. in a way, i expect a few months of let s say bargaining or trying to find a common language, but eventually, i think with a maloney government, italy must comply with the generation, must respect, there is no alternative about that and i think she has given the signs that she has well understood this. how stable do you she has well understood this. how stable do you think she has well understood this. how stable do you think her coalition could be? there are already fractured and have been between her and sylvie me. this going to be another government that falls in a year? it another government that falls in a ear? . . , another government that falls in a ear? .. , . ., , another government that falls in a ear? , , year? it can be. of course it can be. on average, year? it can be. of course it can be. on average, in
going don t necessarily look like they re going to don t necessarily look like they re going to be for resuming it. but let s going to be for resuming it. but let s hope going to be for resuming it. but let s hope that there will be wiser heads let s hope that there will be wiser heads and let s hope that there will be wiser heads and more moderate heads that will prevail heads and more moderate heads that will prevail in the larger scheme of things will prevail in the larger scheme of things both the us has now said we are willing things both the us has now said we are willing to make some compromises on the are willing to make some compromises on the difficult issues as long as iran on the difficult issues as long as iran is on the difficult issues as long as iran is willing to do the same. hopefully, tehran will take that signal hopefully, tehran will take that signal and they will actually announce the resumption of a seventh round announce the resumption of a