The Brothers of Italy party, led by Georgia Meloni, led the elections in Italy this Sunday, according to exit polls, this is an unprecedented fact since the end of World War II.
The far-right formation obtained between 22 and 26% of the votes, which are well above their allies, also on the extreme right, of Matteo Salvini’s La Liga (8.5-12.5%) and conservative Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (6-8%).
For its part, the Democratic Party (PD), the main party on the left, failed to mobilize the electorate to stop the advance of the extreme right and had to settle for a figure that ranges between 17 and 21%.
In addition, the anti-establishment Movement 5 Stars (M5E) obtained between 13.5 and 17.5% of the votes, below their historical score of more than 30% achieved in 2018.
“According to the exit polls, it is a historic result. The right-wing coalition would obtain the highest percentage of votes ever recorded by right-wing parties in the history of Western Europe from 1945 to today.the center for Italian studies CISE reacted in a note.
It is already beginning to be mentioned that the ‘post-facist’ Giorgia Meloni conquers Italy, which leads to her becoming the prime minister.
At 45 years old, the woman admirer of Benito Mussolini during her youth, who has gained popularity for having a direct and effective language, could also become the first woman to reach the head of government.
Meloni has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006 and has had no complications in criticizing the outgoing government of national unity, led by the prestigious economist Mario Draghi.
For 18 months, politics opposed the Draghi government and this It has favored him to collect the discontent of Italians in the face of inflation, the war in Ukraine and the restrictions due to the pandemic.
In fact, Meloni has been classified as “an amazing phenomenon”, because for the 2013 legislative elections his vote went unnoticed. Now, after several years, it is said that this woman has been able to interpret the frustrated hopes of Italians against the “orders” of the European Union, as well as the protests about the high cost of living and the blocked future of young people.
Among the priorities of what could become the prime minister is closing the borders to protect Italy from “Islamization” and renegotiating European treaties so that Rome regains control of its own destiny.
It also plans to fight against “gay pressure groups” and against the “demographic winter” in one of the countries with the most elderly in the world.
Election turnout plummeted in Italy
According to the first partial data from the Ministry of the Interior in Italy, the influx in the general elections that took place this Sunday in the European country plummeted to around 65% compared to 73% in the last elections, called in 2018.
Initially, the analyzes that began to be shared detailed that the influx decreased throughout Italy, mainly in the south, where in cities such as Naples it decreased to a total of 10 points.
The above because the latest polls, which were published two weeks ago, the last date to be released, showed an influx of around 65%, while in 2018 the final participation was around 73%.
*With information from AFP.