After the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, a new parliament will be elected on September 25. The political chaos could especially benefit the right-wing parties.
Italy is likely to be on the cusp of a political shift: for the first time since 2008, there are signs of a clear victory for the right and the conservatives, according to a recently published election simulation by polling stations YouTrend and Cattaneo Zanetto & Co.
Extreme right-wing party on the rise
Accordingly, the three right-wing and conservative parties, namely the Lega of ex-Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia and the Fratelli d’Italia classified as right-wing extremists led by Giorgia Meloni, are said to have formed an alliance. of the 400 seats in parliament and 108 of the total 200 seats in the Senate. Meloni currently leads the polls with over 22 percent.
Even a crushing victory possible
Only the Social Democratic PD of former Prime Minister Enrico Letta could do that. Unlike the right, Letta has not yet succeeded in forging a party alliance. However, Italian electoral law favors such mergers, as the individual parties do not steal votes from each other.
Should Letta fail to forge an alliance — with Giuseppe Conte’s Five Star Movement and others, for example — the right-wing bloc could have up to 60 percent of parliamentary seats. In the fragmented Italian party landscape, that would amount to a landslide victory.
Source: Krone
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