Silvio Berlusconi, leader of center-right, populist Forza Italia casts his ballot at a polling station in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Italians are voting in a national election coming at a critical time for Europe. Soaring energy bills, largely caused by the war in Ukraine, have households and businesses fearful they can't keep the heat or lights on this winter. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Silvio Berlusconi, leader of center-right, populist Forza Italia shows the ballot paper before casting his ballot at a polling station in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. Italians are voting in a national election coming at a critical time for Europe. Soaring energy bills, largely caused by the war in Ukraine, have households and businesses fearful they can't keep the heat or lights on this winter. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi attends the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians will vote on Sunday in what is billed as a crucial election on a continent reeling from the repercussions of the war in Ukraine. For the first time in Italy since the end of World War II, the balloting's outcome could propel into the premiership Giorgia Meloni, a leader with a far-right agenda. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)