Legislative in Italy: the post-fascist party Fratelli d'Italia given in the lead
According to exit polls, the right-wing coalition would have won between 41 and 45% of the vote.
AP - Gregorio Borgia
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According to exit polls, the party led by Giorgia Meloni came out on top in the legislative elections on Sunday 25 September in Italy.
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Fratelli d'Italia won between 22 and 26% of the vote, according to the poll by the Opinio institute for Rai radio and television.
Its coalition partners, Matteo Salvini's far-right League and Silvio Berlusconi's conservative Forza Italia party, won between 8.5 and 12.5% and between 6 and 8% of the vote respectively.
For the first time since 1945, a post-fascist party could govern Italy, the coalition between FDI, FI and the League being assured, according to projections in seats, of having the majority both in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate.
The coalition has a "
clear advantage both in the House and in the Senate
", rejoiced on Twitter Matteo Salvini.
"
The night will be long, but I want to thank you already
."
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To read also: Legislative in Italy: a day of voting with a potentially historic outcome
The Democratic Party (PD), the main left-wing party, did not succeed in getting the useful vote to play against the far right and had to settle for a score fluctuating between 17 and 21%.
The 5 Star Movement (M5S, ex-antisystem) obtained between 13.5 and 17.5% of the vote, down from its historic score of more than 30% in 2018.
In pole position to become the first female head of government, Giorgia Meloni, a 45-year-old Roman who, as a young activist, said she admired Mussolini, managed to de-demonize his image and unite the fears and anger of millions of Italians on her behalf. in the face of soaring prices, unemployment, the threat of recession or the neglect of public services.
With her two allies Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi, she promises tax cuts, the blocking of migrants crossing the Mediterranean, as well as an ambitious family policy to boost the birth rate in an aging country.
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