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Italy's new far-right government wins a vote of confidence at the Senate, after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outlined a programme reaffirming her support for the EU, NATO and Ukraine and presenting herself as a steady hand to guide her country through turbulent times. IMAGES
Former Italian Prime Minister and current leader of the 'Forza Italia' party, Silvio Berlusconi, casts his vote during the country's legislative elections Sunday. Opinion polls show the far-right 'Brothers of Italy' leading and looking set to form a coalition government alongside Berlusconi's 'Forza' and Matteo Salvini's 'League'. IMAGES
The leader of Italy's 'Five Star Movement' and former Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, casts his vote in Rome during the country's legislative elections. Polls show the far-right 'Brothers of Italy' party, led by Giorgia Meloni, leading and looking set to form a coalition government with Matteo Salvini's anti-immigration 'League' and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's 'Forza Italia'. IMAGES
The United States denounces China's approval of sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral system, saying Beijing was stifling democracy in the financial capital. The rubber-stamp parliament's move is "a direct attack on Hong Kong's economy, its freedoms and democratic processes," State Department spokesman Ned Price tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Italian Prime minister Giuseppe Conte wins the first confidence vote in the lower chamber of the parliament with 321 votes, while 259 lawmakers voted against him. The vote was called in after the withdrawal of Matteo Renzi`s party from the governing coalition. IMAGES
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