The right-wing populist and party leader of Italy’s Brothers, Giorgia Meloni looks set to become the country’s next prime minister. – Italians have sent a clear message that they want a right-wing government led by Italy’s brothers, says Meloni on Monday night. She could become the country’s first female prime minister, and the first far-right leader since the Second World War and Benito Mussolini. Meloni further promises that the government will work for “all Italians”. She has allied herself with the far-right League party and party leader Matteo Salvini, who, like Meloni, wants to crack down on illegal immigration. She has also teamed up with the party of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Forward Italy. Preliminary results show that Italy’s brothers look set to get around 26 percent of the vote, while Ligaen and Fremad Italia are set to get around 8 percent each. If that is true, the coalition will get up to 45 percent and a majority in both chambers of the National Assembly. Acknowledging defeat On the other side, the Social Democrats (PD) were early in acknowledging defeat on Sunday evening. The PD, which is led by former Prime Minister Enrico Letta, together with its three partner parties, gets between 25.5 and 29.8 percent of the vote. – It is a sad evening for the country, says Debora Serracchiani from PD in the party’s first comments on the election results, writes Reuters. In Rome, Debora Serracchiani from the PD acknowledged the electoral defeat on Monday night. Photo: Andrew Medichini / AP – The right wing has a majority in the national assembly, but not in the country, she added. Italy has an electoral law which states that parties must enter into agreements before the actual election day. This means that the three right-wing parties secured a clear majority in the National Assembly, even though the centre-left seems to have received more votes overall. The Five Star Movement, which is not part of any coalition, gets between 13.5 and 17.5 percent, according to the forecasts. – Left-wing governments are yesterday’s news After the preliminary results, several far-right party leaders in Europe have congratulated Meloni. – We celebrate with Italy! Sweden in the north, Italy in the south: Left-wing governments are yesterday’s news, writes Beatrix von Stroch from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Party leader of the far-right party Vox in Spain, Santiago Abascal was quick to tweet that Meloni has “shown the way for a proud, free Europe of sovereign nations”. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who represents the national conservative Law and Justice (PiS), also congratulates. In France, Jordan Bardella, party leader in the French National Assembly, writes that the Italians have given European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen “a lesson in humility”. Von der Leyen said last week that the commission has tools they can use if Italy, under a new right-wing government, should not follow EU rules. Meloni: The woman who sets Italy on fire – Updated – news Radio Record-low voter turnout On Sunday evening, it became clear that voter turnout was at a record low, especially in the south of the country, writes the BBC. There were reports of queues outside some polling stations on Sunday, but when the polling stations closed, only around 64 per cent of those entitled to vote had voted. Here, the leader of Italy’s Brothers Giorgia Meloni votes on Sunday evening. There has been a record low turnout in Italy this year. Photo: Mauro Scrobogna / AP It is a new bottom listing. The previous one was in 2018, when 73.7 percent voted. Controversial statements 45-year-old Meloni has run an election campaign under the slogan “God, country and family”. During the election campaign, she made a number of controversial statements, including in a speech for the Spanish far-right party Vox. – They are going to say that we are dangerous, extremists, racists, fascists, deniers and homophobes, thundered Meloni with reference to holocaust deniers. She ended with the slogans “Yes to natural families. No to the LGBT lobby, Yes to sexual identity. No to gender ideology”. In retrospect, Meloni has apologized for the tone she used, but not the message. The election campaign was also characterized by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the energy crisis. These issues have partly divided the right. Meloni has expressed support for Ukraine and is against Italy borrowing money to help people with their electricity bills. League leader Matteo Salvini has taken a more pro-Russian stance, questioning the sanctions against Russia and calling for more aid to crisis-hit Italians. The right-wing parties have also emphasized migration, tax cuts and strengthening the economy. The centre-left has promoted social justice, climate and international cooperation.
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