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Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Xiaotian
The Italian Ministry of the Interior released the results of the tally of 99% of the votes on the 26th. The Italian Brothers Party led by Giorgia Meloni won about 26% of the votes, becoming the largest party in the parliament.
At the same time, the center-right coalition of the Italian Brotherhood Party won about 44% of the vote, ahead of other parties or party coalitions.
Analysts pointed out that whether the Italian center-right party alliance can come up with a feasible solution to the economic and people's livelihood dilemma has attracted attention from all parties.
At the same time, some EU officials and scholars are worried about the future direction of Italy's policies due to the long-term "European skepticism" of right-wing parties such as the Italian Brotherhood.
right wing wins
Italy will hold parliamentary elections on the 25th.
In this election, there are mainly three more competitive political forces, namely, the center-right party alliance, the center-left party alliance and the Five Star Movement Party.
According to the results released by the Italian Ministry of the Interior on the evening of the 26th, the Italian Brotherhood Party won about 26% of the votes, the center-right party alliance won about 44% of the votes, and the center-left party alliance led by the Democratic Party won about 26% of the votes, ranking second. .
The 5 Star Movement, the biggest winner in the last parliamentary election, won about 15 percent of the vote.
The center-right party alliance is mainly composed of the Italian Brotherhood, the Alliance Party led by former Deputy Prime Minister Salvini and the Forza Italia party led by former Prime Minister Berlusconi.
Before the election, a coalition of center-right parties reached an agreement to support the leader of the party with the most votes as prime minister.
This means that Melloni may become prime minister.
According to the Italian constitution, the prime minister of the government must be nominated by the president, and then he needs to pass a vote of confidence in parliament to take office.
Italian "Corriere della Sera" reported that Italian President Mattarella will meet with the presidents of the new parliament and the two houses and leaders of major parties on October 24. This process will last for two to three days, and then announce his nominated prime minister. .
After that, the parties will negotiate to select cabinet ministers, a process that could take up to several months.
Since the beginning of this year, as the Italian economy has been affected by high energy prices and high inflation, the internal conflicts within the government have gradually intensified.
In July, several parties in the Italian coalition government were absent from the government confidence vote. Prime Minister Draghi said that the "trust foundation to support the coalition government" no longer existed, and submitted his resignation to President Mattarella twice.
Since then, Mattarella announced the dissolution of parliament and held early parliamentary elections.
Draghi is still the caretaker prime minister.
Desire to improve people's livelihood
After the Italian parliamentary elections, the public's most concerned issue is how the new government will deal with the current economic difficulties.
Analysts believe that a qualified candidate for economy minister is crucial to the ruling prospects of the center-right party coalition.
Since the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, Italy has been hit by supply chain instability and natural gas supply cuts one after another. Currently, inflation is high, energy prices have soared, and people's livelihood pressure has increased sharply.
Local public opinion believes that the Draghi government's emphasis on aid to Ukraine and neglect of its own people's livelihood is the direct reason for its loss of the trust of relevant parties.
With the heating season approaching, reducing energy prices is an urgent need for Italians and businesses.
The center-right party coalition pledged in its election campaign to use nuclear energy to provide clean and safe energy, increase renewable energy production and reduce taxes on energy products, promote diversification of energy sources, and increase energy self-sufficiency.
However, Italy's plan to use nuclear energy was rejected in two referendums in 1987 and 2011.
Some critics say the energy package of the center-right coalition lacks novelty and specific implementation details.
The center-right party coalition also proposed that the source of funding to subsidize people's livelihood is the 200 billion euros of economic recovery funds that the Draghi government applied to the European Union.
Melloni previously said that he would seek to renegotiate the use of the funds with the European Union, so that the funds can be "better" used to deal with the current dilemma of rising energy and commodity prices.
However, Paul Gentiloni, the European Commissioner responsible for economic affairs, said recently that the EU will not renegotiate the basic matters in the agreement with the new Italian government in the future, and the Italian side should continue to implement the current plan in order to obtain the remaining funds.
EU is concerned
Given that the Italian right-wing political party has long held a "European skeptical" stance, the policy changes it may bring after coming to power in the future have caused concern among EU officials and scholars.
Previously, Meloni had criticized the EU's bureaucracy, arguing that the EU would not allow member states to defend their own interests, and that Italy should maintain a relatively independent status in organizations such as the EU and NATO.
European Commission President von der Leyen recently stated that the EU will continue to cooperate with the Italian government that shares the same values, but if "things develop in a difficult direction", the EU also has countermeasures.
Alberto Alemano, a professor at HEC Paris, believes that the new Italian government in the future may no longer be a "positive force" within the EU because it sees the EU as a constraint.
Analysts pointed out that the rise of right-wing forces in Europe is not just in Italy. In Sweden's parliamentary elections earlier this month, the right-wing party, the Democratic Party, became the second largest party.
Under the impact of multiple factors such as the new crown epidemic and the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis, the energy crisis, inflation problems and people's livelihood difficulties in Europe are constantly intensifying, and are having an increasing impact on the political ecology of some countries.
If this trend continues, both European stability and EU solidarity will be severely tested.