A new dawn for Italy: What's happened?

Now that the majority of the results are in, it is evident that Giorgia Meloni won the Italian general election with a resounding victory, leading her far-right Brothers of Italy party to about 26% of the vote.

Although the breakdown of seats is not yet available, her right-wing coalition will ultimately control both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, the two houses of parliament.

Meloni is on track to become the first female prime minister of her nation. However, such action won't be taken until the president meets with the party leaders in late October.

Even though neither of her partners performed well, Italian administrations require coalitions, therefore she will need Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia and Matteo Salvini's League to establish a majority.

The Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta will respond soon. It was a bad night for the center-left. The anti-establishment Five Star Movement, which particularly attracted younger voters, defeated him in the popular vote.

France and Spain have both expressed alarm about Italy's rightward shift, but the nationalist administration in Hungary and the socially conservative leadership in Poland have responded far more favorably.