Italy’s far-right rivals set for power

Final opinion polls put Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist Brothers of Italy above 25 percent – almost double that of Matteo Salvini’s anti-immigration League – ahead of Sunday’s election


Giorgia Meloni: Such a result will allow her to claim post of prime minister and decide direction of her coalition with League and Forza Italia

Matteo Salvini: Could make trouble on issues, notably Ukraine war, on which he disagrees with Meloni


Italian voting intentions (Sep 9, Quorum/Youtrend for Sky TG24)
         
25.3%
Brothers of Italy (FdI) Right-wing

12.9%
League (LN) Far-right, populist

7.9%
Forza Italia (FI) Centre-right

Right-wing coalition: Brothers of Italy, Matteo Salvini’s League and Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia look set to take more than 46% of vote

13.8% 
Five Star Movement (M5S) Populist

21.2%
Democratic Party (PD) Centre-left

5.5%
Azione & Italia Viva (Az+IV) Liberal

Aug: Azione and Italia Viva unite as “third pole” to take votes from Forza Italia
                     

Sources: Quorum/Youtrend, European Data News Hub 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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