On September 25, 2022, snap elections in Italy yielded two unprecedented results, as Giorgia Meloni is set to become Italy’s first female Prime Minister, and her “Fratelli d’Italia” (Brothers of Italy) Party, which took the highest percentage of votes, will sit at the heart of Italy’s most right-wing government since the end of World War II.
 
This week, after considerable audience requests, we sat down with our friend and political commentator, Umberto Mucci of We the Italians. The “official Italian correspondent” of the Italian American Podcast is back to unpack the results of these historic and polarizing election results.