Near-final election results revealed on September 26 that the Brothers of Italy a party with neo-fascist antecedents had garnered the greatest support and was likely to form Italy’s first far-right-led government since World War II under the leadership of Giorgia Meloni, the party’s leader.
Meloni will become the nation’s first far-right prime minister after Benito Mussolini, a rise that is causing many liberals in Europe to lose sleep. (Photo credit: News18 Creative) Reuters, September 26 – A prominent member of the right-wing alliance that won Italy’s national election said on Monday that the country’s third-largest economy will enter a rare period of political stability to address a variety of issues.
Giorgia Meloni led the conservative alliance to victory in the election on Sunday, positioning herself to become Italy’s first female prime minister at the helm of its most right-wing administration since World War Two.
Summary A clear majority in both houses will come from the rightist alliance.
- Meloni would be the first woman in the nation.
- The League’s leader predicts a stable government.
- A few weeks are anticipated until the government is sworn in.
- Record low turnout clouds the outcome.
Reuters, September 26 – A prominent member of the right-wing alliance that won Italy’s national election said on Monday that the country’s third-largest economy will enter a rare period of political stability to address a variety of issues.
Giorgia Meloni led the conservative alliance to victory in the election on Sunday, positioning herself to become Italy’s first female prime minister at the helm of its most right-wing administration since World War Two.
#ElezioniPolitiche2022 #Meloni pic.twitter.com/ZVtLmYqPkI
— Giorgia Meloni 🇮🇹 ن (@GiorgiaMeloni) September 26, 2022
Matteo Salvini And Meloni’s Brothers of Italy Stated!
Matteo Salvini, leader of the League party, one of the main allies of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, stated, “I expect that for at least five years we will go forward without any changes, without any twists, prioritizing the things we need to do.”
Near-final figures suggested that the right-wing coalition, which also includes Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, might have a strong majority in both houses of parliament, potentially putting an end to years of turmoil and flimsy coalitions.
Giorgia Meloni led the conservative alliance to victory in the election on Sunday, positioning herself to become Italy’s first female prime minister at the helm of its most right-wing administration since World War Two.
Matteo Salvini leader of the League party, one of the main allies of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, stated, “I expect that for at least five years we will go forward without any changes, without any twists, prioritizing the things we need to do.”
Near-final figures suggested that the right-wing coalition, which also includes Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, might have a strong majority in both houses of parliament, potentially putting an end to years of turmoil and flimsy coalitions.
Sweden Democrats
After a victory for the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats in a recent election and gains achieved by the National Rally in France in June, the outcome is the latest achievement for the right in Europe. Meloni downplays her party’s post-fascist origins and presents it as a mainstream organization similar to the Conservatives in Britain. She has vowed to support Western Ukraine policy and not jeopardize Italy’s precarious financial situation.
Meloni, who has spoken out against mass immigration and what she refers to as “the LGBT lobby,” took a conciliatory tone in her victory address early on Monday. She promised her supporters that if elected, she would lead Italy on behalf of all Italians, concentrating on what brought them together rather than what divided them. “Now is the moment to be accountable.”
Non tradiremo la vostra fiducia. Siamo #pronti a risollevare l’Italia
GRAZIE! 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/DabIIuhORK
— Giorgia Meloni 🇮🇹 ن (@GiorgiaMeloni) September 26, 2022
Difficult Inheritance
Rising energy costs, the conflict in Ukraine and a new slump in the third-largest economy in the eurozone are just a few of the tough obstacles Meloni and her partners must overcome.
It seems improbable that her coalition government, Italy’s 68th since 1946, will be in place before the end of October, and for the time being, Prime Minister Mario Draghi will continue to lead a caretaker government.
Despite the assurances of stability, there are some extremely delicate disagreements within Meloni’s alliance that might be challenging to resolve while in power. During his 18-month tenure in office, Draghi, the former president of the European Central Bank, established solid ties with Berlin and Paris and pushed Rome to the forefront of EU policymaking.
Hard-right opposition parties in Spain and France, as well as the national conservative governments of Poland and Hungary, all of which have tense relations with Brussels, were among the first in Europe to applaud Meloni’s victory. Both Salvini and Berlusconi have frequently professed their appreciation for Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, and have questioned the West’s sanctions against that nation. The partners disagree on how to address rising energy costs and have made a number of pledges, such as tax reductions and pension reform, that Italy will find difficult to fulfill.
The Brothers of Italy took the lead with more than 26% of the vote, up from just 4% in the most recent national election in 2018, and replaced the League as the right’s main driving force after results were tallied from more than 97% of polling places. The League received only about 9% of the vote, down from more than 17% four years ago, but Salvini declared he will continue to lead the party despite the comparatively low score. Forza Italia under Berlusconi scored about 8%.
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Seguitemi in diretta: https://t.co/wUexOoWSlm #Meloni pic.twitter.com/jEuSsuc8W3— Giorgia Meloni 🇮🇹 ن (@GiorgiaMeloni) September 26, 2022
Final Lines
Despite receiving more votes than the right, center-left and centrist parties suffered because of an electoral law that favors wide coalitions. Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta made the announcement that he would step down as party leader.
The vote was not a resounding endorsement for the right bloc despite its obvious outcome. A historically high voter participation nation saw a record low turnout of just 64%, down from 73% four years prior.
