Giorgia Meloni

2022 - 9 - 26

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Italy elections: exit polls point to victory for coalition led by far-right ... (The Guardian)

With full results due on Monday, the far-right party leader is set to become Italy's first female prime minister – and a model for nationalist parties across ...

On Ukraine, Meloni has condemned Russia’s invasion and supported sending weapons to the war-torn country, but it remains unclear whether her government will back the eighth round of EU sanctions being discussed in Brussels. It would be like me, at my age, trying to be a footballer like Maradona.” The coalition has said it is not seeking to renegotiate the plan, but would like to make changes. the model is there, and so is the project.” “It feels as if we’re on a rudderless boat,” said Carlo Russo. Meloni has sought to send reassuring messages, but the prospect of her as prime minister is unlikely to be welcomed in Paris or Berlin. Salvini, who has close ties with Le Pen, said he “can’t wait” to resume his policy of blocking migrant rescue ships from entering Italian ports. “She’s really interested in compromising with the EU on economic politics. “This is a sad evening for the country,” Debora Serracchiani, a senior PD lawmaker, told reporters in the party’s first official comment on the result. One of her first messages of congratulations on Sunday night was from Orbán’s political director, Balázs Orbán, who said: “In these difficult times, we need more than ever friends who share a common vision and approach to Europe’s challenges.” Meloni is also allied to Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice party, the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats and Spain’s far-right Vox party. “It’s going to be a long night, but I wanted to say THANK YOU,” he wrote.

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Italy swings to far-right: Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party set to ... (CNN)

Italy will be led by the most far-right government since the fascist era of Benito Mussolini, early exit polls suggest.

That parliament is scheduled to meet on October 13, at which point the head of state will call on party leaders to decide on the shape of the new government. It is a sad evening for the country,” Debora Serracchiani of the Democratic Party told reporters. Meloni has instead been steadfast in her support for defending Ukraine. Other changes included a younger voting age for the Senate and a reduction in the number of seats to elect – down from 685 seats to 400 in the Senate and from 315 to 200 in the lower House of Parliament. The ultra-conservative Brothers of Italy party looks likely to win between 22 and 26% of the vote, with coalition partners the League, led by Matteo Salvini, taking between 8.5 and 12.5% and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia scoring between 6 and 8% of the vote. [Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy](http://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/europe/italy-giorgia-meloni-profile-election-intl-cmd/index.html) party – whose origins lie in post-war fascism – were on track to win between 41 and 45% of the vote in Sunday’s general election, according to data from the Rai exit pollster Piepoli.

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Giorgia Meloni puts Italy's right on course for election triumph (Aljazeera.com)

Meloni, set to become Italy's first female prime minister, says 'clear indication' from voters of what they want.

“A sense of responsibility is prevailing now and we are starting to feel the weight of what is happening. The two parites “after their relative dramatic electoral results will have to rethink their leaderships and their policies to attract votes,” said Ruggeri. The election results will be confirmed on Monday, but a new government will not be formed before mid-November. She has also made clear she will continue to support Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, while keeping a critical tone within the European block. The Five Star Movement, long considered a moribund party, seems to have done better than expected, conquering the south and getting 16.6 percent of the vote. to make them proud of being Italians, to waive the Italian flag,” Meloni told the media in a much more subdued tone than her usual roaring.

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Far-right Giorgia Meloni tipped to be Prime Minister as Italians vote (Newshub)

Early predictions are forecasting to return of the country's most right-wing Government since World War Two.

Turnout was around 19 percent at noon local time, according to provisional data, broadly in line with the 2018 national election. Berlusconi, 85, also voted in Milan, wearing one of his typical double-breasted suits. [remarkable rise for Meloni](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/meloni-former-far-right-activist-heads-italian-pms-office-2022-08-29/), whose party won only four percent of the vote in the last national election in 2018. [Italy's ability to manage a debt pile](https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/italys-right-wing-bloc-set-election-win-five-questions-markets-2022-09-19/) that amounts to around 150 percent of gross domestic product. [first-past-the-post electoral law](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-election-law-favours-coalitions-fewer-seats-up-grabs-2022-07-21/) mean it may be many hours before the composition of a new slimmed-down parliament is known. [opinion polls](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-right-seen-winning-election-watch-out-5-star-pollsters-say-2022-09-23/) were published two weeks ago.

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Italy on track to elect far-right government: Exit polls (POLITICO.eu)

Exit polls suggested a right-wing coalition led by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy has won a combined 43-47 percent of the vote.

If the exit poll is right, winning 43-47 percent of the vote would mean a majority of at least 15-20 senators, “which means you can govern in a much more stable way, without problems,” he said. [recast the Brothers of Italy](https://www.politico.eu/article/giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-italy-abruzzo-mario-draghi-election-rome-berlusconi-salvini-far-right-aquila/) as a mainstream conservative group, to appeal to more sophisticated voters, aligning herself completely with NATO and the U.S. Given the necessary horse-trading over Cabinet positions, the next government may not take office for several weeks. It will be a long night, but I already want to say THANK YOU.” An earlier exit poll by the SWG polling agency put the right-wing coalition on course for 43-47 percent of the vote. “She will be an excellent prime minister.”

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