The group around the right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni would therefore make it to 23.4 percent, according to a survey by the opinion research institute Dire-Tecnè published by the Roman daily “La Repubblica”.
According to the poll, a neck-and-neck race is expected with the Democratic Party (PD – Partito Democratico), which could take 23 percent of the vote, according to the poll. The right-wing Lega around ex-Interior Minister Matteo Salvini would get 14.6 percent, while the right-wing conservative Forza Italia around long-time Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would get 10.6 percent. The centre-right alliance of Fratelli d Italia, Lega and Forza Italia could thus capture a relative majority in the newly elected parliament.
The Five Star Movement, led by ex-Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, which emerged as the strongest single party from the 2018 parliamentary elections and split from Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio a month ago, has shrunk to 9.4 percent. The small center-left party “Italia viva” led by former Prime Minister Renzi has to make do with 2.8 percent of the vote.
The government coalition around Draghi collapsed on Wednesday. Prime Minister Draghi, who has been in office since February 2021, then submitted his resignation. Early parliamentary elections are scheduled for September 25th. So far, Italy has never elected its parliament in the fall.
Source: Nachrichten
