Giorgia Meloni, leader of the extreme right in Italy, changed her plans and decided not to vote at the time scheduled by a crowd of journalists. According to the Italian press, Meloni should vote at 11:00 local time (10:00 in Lisbon), but he will only vote after 10:00 p.m. (9:00 in Lisbon). This is because the polling station was packed with photographers, who were awaiting the arrival of the leader of the Brothers of Italy.
Quoted by the local media, Meloni says that she does not want to cause “inconvenience to the voters”, who must go to the polls in a calm manner, and, therefore, left the vote for a time when the turnout must have slowed down. .
The woman who the polls point to as the next head of government also left a message on social networks, addressing voters directly: “Today history can be written.” A message that appears accompanied by a photograph of Meloni herself and the phrase “Let’s write history together.”
Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi also left a message on Twitter, asking people to vote. “Democracy must be nurtured by the commitment of all”, says the leader of Italia Viva.
Matteo Salvini says that the more people vote, “the stronger Italy will be” and “the more legitimacy the government will have.” The leader of the League thanks all those who went to the polls, regardless of the vote.
Ernico Letta, of the Democratic Party, opted for silence, who voted in Rome. He shook hands with some voters but did not speak to reporters. The same was done by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarela, who was one of the first leaders to vote, at 8:45 am.
Some 51 million Italians are called to the polls to elect 600 parliamentarians (400 deputies and 200 senators), a significant reduction from the current 945 (630 and 315) adopted in a reform approved in a referendum, and 2.7 million of young people will have the opportunity to vote for the first time.
According to the latest polls, the country should be led by a coalition of the far right and far right.
Source: TSF
