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EXPLAINER: Italian election only part of picking government

Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni snaps a selfie movie during the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) From left, The League's Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi, and Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attend the final rally of the center-right coalition in central Rome, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Brothers of Italy's Leader Giorgia Meloni attends the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) From left, Agnese Renzi, with his husband, former Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, Carlo Calenda, head of the centrist party Action, and his wife Violante Calenda attend a rally in Rome, Friday, Sep. 23, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse Via AP) Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta arrives at the party's final rally ahead of Sunday's election in Rome, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta speaks at the party's final rally ahead of Sunday's election in Rome, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Italia Viva leader and former Premier Matteo Renzi speaks at the Azione Party's final rally ahead of Sunday's election in Rome, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. At left is Rome's skyline with the Unknown Soldier monument. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) A view of the Azione Party's final rally ahead of Sunday's election in Rome, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Italians vote on Sunday for a new Parliament, and they could elect their first far-right premier of the post-war era. If opinion polls hold, Giorgia Meloni could be that premier, as well as become the first woman to lead an Italian government. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)