More than 46 million Italians are electing a new parliament on Sunday, which will then appoint a new government, and latest polls indicate the country should be run by a far-right coalition.
According to the results of the latest published polls, on September 9 (polls are only allowed to be published up to two weeks before the elections), the far-right party, ‘Fratelli d’Italia’ or Brothers of Italy, has a 24 .25 percent of voting intentions, ahead of the center-left Democratic Party, which is expected to get between 21 and 22 percent of the vote.
In the following places should be the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (13 to 15%) and the right-wing and far-right parties Liga (12%) and Força Italia (8%).
The new government, which will replace the coalition led by outgoing Prime Minister Mário Draghi, is expected to be made up of a right-wing and far-right coalition, with 45% to 55% of parliamentary seats.
If the scenario is confirmed on Sunday, the position of Prime Minister will be occupied by Giorgia Meloni, a confessed admirer of Benito Mussolini, who is expected to take over the leadership of the Government exactly 100 years after the so-called March on Rome, a great fascist demonstration that took place on October 28, 1922 in the capital of Italy and that represented the rise to power of the National Fascist Party through the appointment of Benito Mussolini as head of government.
With her, and at the head of the other two parties of the right-wing coalition, will be Sílvio Berlusconi, of the conservative Forza Italia party, and Matteo Salvini, of the League, a party known for its harsh policy against the humanitarian boats that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean.
The electoral campaign was dominated by issues such as inflation and energy costs, but it took place during the summer, with many Italians on vacation, and featured only one televised debate: between Giorgia Meloni and Enrico Letta of the Democratic Party, who They held the Prime Minister from 2013 to 2014.
During the campaign, the right-wing coalition defended the fight against the ‘Islamization’ of Europe, in favor of ‘Italians first’, supported sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, and proposed a ‘flat rate’, that is, a scale single tax for all people, regardless of wages.
Today’s elections were scheduled after the 5 Star Movement decided to leave the ruling coalition and the Prime Minister, Mário Draghi, ended up resigning last July, causing the fall of the Government two years after its constitution.
Source: TSF
