Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi assured the leaders of France, Germany, and the European Commission that the next government will proceed with the country's pro-European and pro-Atlantic policy, as per diplomatic sources.

Draghi contacted French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to provide assurances about the three main lines of action for the next Italian government, which will be formed based on the results of the elections on Sunday. 

According to sources in Brussels, Draghi specifically stated that the government will continue to support Ukraine with military equipment, will follow the European Union on the issue of sanctions against Russia, and will support NATO "without hesitation."

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A center-right coalition received approximately 44% of the vote in Italy's Senate and Chamber of Deputies elections on September 25. Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party leads the coalition with over 26% of the vote.

Draghi had two phone conversations with Meloni, who is expected to become Italy's new prime minister, in the last three days, according to La Repubblica. The officials met face to face, as per unconfirmed reports.

Meloni's fate, according to the report, is dependent on whether she abandons the radical policy of the electoral campaign and returns to Rome's traditional partners.

Following the publication of the report in La Repubblica, the government palace of Chigi (Council of Ministers) denied the reports, stating that Draghi "made no agreements or commitments."