Italy's president summons Meloni, expected to give her mandate to form new govt

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Italian President Mattarella meets leaders of the conservative bloc that won the 2022 general election, in Rome

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's President Sergio Mattarella has summoned rightist leader Giorgia Meloni for talks later on Friday - a move widely expected to lead to her being given a mandate to form a new government.

Meloni, whose Brothers of Italy party won a Sept. 25 general election as part of a coalition including Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia and Matteo Salvini's League, is expected at the Quirinale palace at 1430 GMT, Mattarella's office said in a statement.

(Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Gianluca Semeraro)