The leader of Italy's centre-left Democratic party, Enrico Letta, conceded defeat in the country's election after a hard-right coalition led by Giorgia Meloni took the lead.
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'Today is a sad day for Italy,' said Letta at a press conference in Rome as Brothers of Italy, a party with neofascist origins, was predicted in polls to secure a comfortable victory in both houses of parliament.

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